Move comes after PTI urged federal government to extend polling time by two hours or announce a holiday. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD: Government has announced early closure of its offices in the federal capital on Monday to enable the employees cast their votes in due time.
“All government departments including federal ministries located in Islamabad shall be closed at 2pm on Monday, November 30 to enable the employees cast their votes in the local body elections,” said a notification issued on Sunday.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek--e-Insaf's (PTI) Asad Umar had asked the government to announce a holiday on the polling day.
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He contended that a similar issue had been encountered during LG polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
However, talking to The Express Tribune, a senior ECP official ruled out such a move but indicated working hours could be reduced.
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The PTI MNA had also filed an application with the ECP, calling for legal proceedings against Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division, Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry of the PML-N.
Umer argued felicitation messages in newspapers regarding Chaudhry ‘seemed like pre-poll rigging’, asking the commission to restrain such an act.
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