Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – March 5, 2026) Election Commission Pakistan The European Commission (ECP) has set Thursday, March 12 as a deadline for the submission of city corporation maps during the hearing in a case related to the delay in holding local government elections in an area Federalism capital.
The case was taken up by a five-member committee of the EC, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja.
EC officials informed the bench that three letters had been sent to the Home Secretary seeking details on delimitation of city corporations, number of union councils, maps, and necessary amendments to the law, but no response had been received.
Thereafter, it directed the Central Election Commission to issue a contempt note to the Home Minister.
Chief Secretary Punjab, Secretary Local Government Punjab, Additional Secretary Home Ministry and Chief Commissioner Islamabad appeared before the committee.
The chief secretary of Punjab told the jury that the provincial government introduced constituency rules and delimitation order, which specifies the number of union councils in city corporations, municipal corporations, municipal committees and tehsil boards.
Maps and other data will be submitted by March 12, 2026, while a notice of election rules will be issued soon.
The European Commission has directed its office to issue the demarcation of the border immediately table Once the provincial government provides the maps. If the maps are not submitted by March 12, deputy divisional commissioners will be called daily from March 13 onwards, she warned.
The committee further noted that despite repeated messages, the Ministry of Interior did not respond. Chief Commissioner Islamabad told the bench that he had not received any such correspondence.
Later, the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Interior appeared instead of the Minister of Interior, indicating that the latter was attending a meeting. After seriously noting the lack of response, the European Commission ordered a notice to be issued to the Home Secretary, warning of the possibility of contempt proceedings being initiated.
Chief Commissioner Islamabad assured the committee that city corporation maps would be provided within a week.
The European Court postponed the case until Tuesday, March 10.