{"id":17826,"date":"2026-10-15T12:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=17826"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:07:51","slug":"punjab-govt-refuses-to-finance-holding-of-local-bodies-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=17826","title":{"rendered":"Punjab govt refuses to finance holding of local bodies polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government of Punjab has refused to lend Rs12.52 billion from the provincial kitty for holding local bodies (LBs) elections in the province. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a response to the federal government, the provincial government has opined that the amount on elections should be taken from the Federal Collective Fund.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has argued that it is the Center which has to finance the holding of local bodies\u2019 polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The finance ministry had demanded money from the provincial government at the request of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provincial government had initially showed its willingness to release funds, but later refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, departments of local bodies, law and finance have also supported the idea of receiving funds from the federal government for the purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PAK SOUCH MEDIA GROUP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily Pak Souch Newspaper Sukkur \u2013 Daily Pak Special Newspaper Karachi \u2013 Daily Pak Today Newspaper Karachi &#8211; 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