Summary According to Islamabad local body legislation, a 70-year-old will also be categorized as youth
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was left shocked on Saturday by the Interior Ministry and Federal Ministry for Law when in the document of the local body legislation in Islamabad, 70-year-olds were also categorized as youth. “No age is old enough” was believed in by the officers at Law Ministry in literal terms. ECP has now decided to categorize the ages by itself, reported Dunya News.
According to the legislation by the Law Ministry, even the age of 70 was fine if one would want to contest an election on Youth Chairman Seat while the youngest age for contesting an election would be 25.
The article in the government document left the ECP officials wondering. Now the ECP has decided to categorize the ages by itself for Islamabad on the lines of the provincial local body legislation.
Summary has been prepared to set the minimum age for the special seat has been decided as 18 years and maximum age to 25. The summary has been sent to the commission for final approval.
But what will happen to the old boys aged 70 if this amendment gets approved?
