Summary The authorities of Election Commission of Pakistan have also agreed with the committee.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A meeting of National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs headed by its Chairman Mian Manan held here on Thursday.
Briefing the meeting, authorities of election commission took the stance that printing of 300 million ballot papers was impossible by January 30 while hearing of four thousand appeals against the delimitations was underway.
Upon this, chairman of the committee Mian Manan said that the local bodies elections in Punjab and Sindh should also be held with schedule of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after making complete preparation. He said the provincial governments should move Supreme Court to seek more time.
Four million biometric devices were needed for the electioneering process and it was unclear who would provide the funds for this purpose, the committee asked.
The standing committee recommended to hold the local bodies elections in Punjab and Sindh in March 2014 while the ECP authorities also agreed with the recommendations of the committee.
Chairman standing committee said that the National Assembly had already passed a resolution to hold elections in March.
“We are part of National Assembly, how can we distance ourselves from the resolution”, Mian Manan said.
