AJK SC orders EC to revisit schedule of holding LB elections

Azad Jammu & Kashmir Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of AJK to revisit the schedule of holding of the local bodies elections in AJK by extending the time till 30th of November this year.

A full bench of the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu Kashmir headed by Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan announced the decision over an application seeking grant of extension in time for conducting the local bodies elections, filed on behalf of the government of AJK.

Earlier, on the recent orders of the apex court of AJK, the Azad Jammu Kashmir Election Commission had announced the schedule of holding of the local bodies polls in AJK on September 28.

Source: Radio Pakistan