INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LAHORE: Election authorities think holding of Punjab local bodies election within a year would be impossible.Quoting sources in the Election
Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Geo TV reported that despite passing of the Local Government Act it shall take three more months to total
electoral rolls, maps, block codes and serial numbers.The sources said the initial report regarding delimitation alone could much be
prepared in six months.Punjab governor signs LG ActAfter completing the the delimitation process, two more months would be required to to
listen to and address the thingions.They said time would be required to update the electoral rolls after finalization of delimitation
process before releasing the election schedule .And if the matter is ccorridorenged in the court, it would be difficult to give a time-frame
for election, the sources said.Punjab Governor Ch Muhammad Sarwar signed the Punjab Local Government Act 2019 on May 4.The governor said the
new system would protect every penny of the nation and the accountability of the local bodies& representatives would also be
endegreed.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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