ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has constituted a five-member committee to deliberate and finalise draft amendments to the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Local Government election rules in line with the ICT Local Government (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.
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According to an official notification, the committee will prepare and submit the proposed amendments to the Ministry of Interior for approval. The panel is headed by Mohammad Ali Randhawa, Chief Commissioner of Islamabad Capital Territory.
Election Commission forms committee for Islamabad local elections
As per the notification, Chief Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa has been appointed convenor.
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Other members of the committee include Special Secretary (Policy) ECP Zafar Iqbal Hussain, Additional Director General (LGE) ECP Chaudhry Nadeem Qasim, and Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon. The Chief Commissioner may also nominate additional representatives to assist the committee.
The committee has been tasked with preparing several key documents related to the conduct of local government elections in ICT. These include the notification of demarcation of Town Corporations, determination of the number of Union Councils in each Town Corporation, and provision of authenticated maps showing the names of areas, census charges, circles and blocks.
It will also finalise amendments to the ICT Local Government (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2015, and submit the draft to the interior ministry for approval. The Chief Commissioner has been directed to convene meetings of the committee immediately and ensure that discussions continue on a weekly basis until all issues concerning local government elections in the federal capital are resolved.
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Meanwhile, a report by Pattan-Coalition38 highlighted concerns over repeated postponement of local government elections in Islamabad, which it said had occurred six times over the past five years.
The report noted that two previously cancelled elections involved 7,866 candidates who collectively paid Rs37.74 million in nomination fees. It estimated the total expenditure for the two aborted elections at Rs544.30 million, raising concerns about financial losses and the impact on democratic representation.