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Several positions of UC chairman, vice chairman will be contested

ECP also determined the number of reserved seats for women, youth, labour and minorities in each council

Party plans to seek help of Sindh Assembly and judiciary to empower the mayor

Today is the first day of an era in which the entire democratic superstructure is finally in place in Pakistan

PTI central information secretary says democracy means free choice

LG minister announces special funds to support local bodies’ in future

For the first time, over 500 Hindus are contesting direct elections

In Punjab, voters will directly elect members of union council,municipal committees

LG secretary says election commission violated Section 10, Schedule-I, Part-C of the Sindh Local Government Act

Set to issue election programme for the first phase in the two provinces today.

Declines request by provinces to change ROs, to notify first phase of polls on Wednesday

Zardari will consult with party leaders on the upcoming local government polls

Punjab and Sindh say floods, law and order situation owing to Muharram the reason for seeking delay in polls

Party set to reign supreme in nine districts of province.

Apex court says ECP's reasons for suggesting a delay in polls was unjustified, seeks concrete empirical data

Says nazims, naib nazims should be elected after gaining majority votes

Proposed schedule says elections will be held from November 11 and end on December 19

Both, the Awami National Party and the Pakistan Peoples Party failed to secure any seats per latest unofficial results

LG polling has been postponed for so long that it's become difficult to conduct it smoothly, without controversy

Opted into power indirectly by male colleagues, women councillors are unlikely to yield real political authority

How far will provincial governments go towards conceding administrative and financial space to these institutions?

Certain political pressure groups did not want to take chances with any serious census as it may challenge their hold

Fate of LGs uncertain for Islamabad, cantonments

If I fear going into a police station, dread the going to a hospital, I really don’t care about that glitzy bridge

SC orders govt to to promulgate ordinance for empowering ECP to hold LG polls in Cantonment Boards

The premier has failed to implement the apex court’s order for holding LG elections in Cantonment areas

Whether it’s Nawaz, Shahbaz duo or Imran, Zardari or Asfandyar — there does not seem to be much difference on this

Says prerequisites complete, up to ECP to announce schedule for elections

Bill empowers ECP to carry out delimitation of constituencies of the local government

NA standing committee approves draft, opposition parties worried by lack of local input.

JI Ameer Sirajul Haq says mid-term elections depend on federal government’s performance.

ECP says it needs at least 90 days after the request of provincial govts to arrange elections.

Petitioner pleads that court direct provincial election commission, chief secretary to immediately announce schedule.

The situation in Lyari is no longer administrative, says Qaim Ali Shah.

MQM’s Kunwar Jamil demands the system in place during Musharraf’s era.

MQM, when it was a coalition party in previous regime, forced Sindh government to implement LGS, says party leader.

The town municipal administration and the post of Town Municipal Officer (TMOs) have also been abolished.

Sindh Information Minister says they will take up MQM's greiviances up with the Governor once he reutrns.

Another petitioner has gone to court seeking elections.

Credible local bodies system that manages resources and authority can tap the unharnessed potential of the province.

ANP's only minister in the Sindh government, Ameer Nawab, will return to the Ministry of Labour.

Karachi Municipal Corporation and district councils in the province have been restored.

Bhutto prophesied that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Pakistan Peoples Party will unite again after elections.

People complain that their elected representatives paid no attention to their problems.

Towns to cease to exist yet again under the six metropolitan corporations.

Around 20 MPAs of the party were signatories on the application.

PPP, its electoral candidates will hope that wiping away the law will benefit in some way, help get support in Sindh.

The Act's demise follows MQM's exit from the ruling coalition.

Chief Justice says the court has no concern with what goes on inside the assembly.

Nationalist parties have vehemently opposed the SPLGA, which was passed by the Sindh Assembly last year.