ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday amended the schedule of local government (LG) polls in Sindh and Punjab by a few days due to upcoming public holidays in connection with Rabi-ul-Awwal.

Muslims across Pakistan celebrate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal, which falls on Tuesday, January 13 this year.

According to ECP official Khurshid Alam, the candidates can now withdraw their nomination papers both in Punjab and Sindh by January 15 instead of January 12.

The final list will now be published in both the provinces on January 16 instead of January 13.

The local government elections will be held in Sindh and Punjab on January 18 and January 30 respectively as scheduled before.