ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday announced that local government elections in Punjab province will be held on Dec 7, while voting would be held on Nov 27 in Sindh.

According to the schedule issued by the commission, nomination papers would be received on Nov 11 and 12.

Objections against nomination papers will be allowed to be filed until the end of day on Nov 13, while the process of scrutiny would commence from Nov 16 and end on Nov 18.

Appeals against objections to nomination papers would be filed on the 19th and 20th of this month and these would be disposed of by Nov 23.

Nominations paper can be withdrawn by Nov 24, according to the schedule announced by the ECP. The final lists of candidates would be notified on the 25th day of this month.

After completion of all the required pre-poll processes, voting would take place in Sindh on November 27 and across Punjab on December 7.

Meanwhile, candidates have already started receiving nomination forms to contest the local bodies elections in Balochistan scheduled to be held on Dec 7.

“Following the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Election Commission has finalised preparations for conducting local bodies’ elections in Balochistan and issuance of nomination forms for 7,189 seats has been started,” said Provincial Election Commissioner Balochistan Syed Sultan Bayazeed.

Candidates will be able to submit their nomination papers on Nov 7 and 8.

According to the poll schedule announced by ECP for Balochistan, objections to nomination papers will be received until Nov 9. The scrutiny of papers will be held on Nov 10 and 11 and appeals against acceptance or rejection of nomination papers may be filed from Nov 12 to 16.

The appeals will be disposed of on Nov 17 and 18. The date for withdrawing nomination papers will be Nov 19 and the final list of candidates will be published the same day.

Polling in Balochistan will take place on Dec 7.