(MENAFN- QNA) Local government (LG) elections in Sindh and Punjab could be delayed beyond 2015 due to a lack of political will, a senior official of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said.
Speaking to reporters after an ECP meeting with local government secretaries from Sindh and Punjab, the Commission's acting Secretary Usman Ali said the ECP was ready to hold elections at the lowest tier during the next calendar year, "but it will require very strong political will to make this a reality."
ECP’s Director General for LG elections Zafar Iqbal Hussain and senior representatives of the provincial election commissions of Sindh and Punjab attended the meeting, according to Dawn news.
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