The Chief Election Commissioner, Sikandar Sultan Raja, chaired a special meeting to review preparations for local government elections. Punjab preparations have reached a point where the commission is ready to move forward with elections.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) dispatched a draft election schedule to the Punjab provincial government. Furthermore, the ECP requested the Punjab government to supply lists detailing district returning officers, returning officers, and assistant returning officers.
Preparations for local body elections in Sindh also commenced, according to the ECP. Delimitation work concluded in Islamabad.
The Islamabad Capital Territory Amendment Ordinance 2026 lapsed. The ECP determined it must approach the federal government to achieve immediate completion of necessary legislation.
Should the legislation remain incomplete, the commission intends to conduct elections using the existing Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act 2015. The ECP was informed that delimitation across all cantonments was finished and polls were ready.
The amended Cantonments Act mandates that the federal government must make a formal request to the ECP to hold elections under Section 19-D. Despite reminders and a letter from the chief election commissioner to the prime minister, no request arrived from the federal government.
The ECP subsequently decided to issue a final letter to the Ministry of Defence, or make a suitable decision concerning the elections. In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, delimitation was finalized in 23 districts, with work continuing in seven others.
The provincial government amended Section 6 of the K-P Local Government Act 2013. This amendment raised the population threshold for village and neighbourhood councils from 5,000–15,000 to 30,000–40,000.
The term for local government institutions in Balochistan expires on 8 February 2027. LG elections in Quetta could not proceed despite orders issued by the Federal Constitutional Court.
The ECP completed delimitation in Quetta on 21 May 2026, adhering to the court's directive. The provincial government bifurcated Quetta into two districts but failed to provide details regarding the new boundaries and necessary data.
