Punjab government suspends local body elections
A bill will be presented in this regard in the Punjab Assembly today for approval.
Former president Pervez Musharraf introduced the local government system, the constitutional duration of which ended on Novermber 30, 2009.
The Punjab government had later wound down the local bodies departments and had appointed administrators in place of elected representatives.
Since October 17, 2011 the tenure of administrators has been extended to one more year.
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