QUETTA: The process for the local government election has begun is Quetta.
The candidates are submitting their nomination papers to the returning officers.
The submission of the nomination papers will continue between 13th to 17th of November.
The scrutiny of the nomination papers will be carried out from 19 to 24th November.
The deadline for filing appeals with the Appellate Tribunal against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers by Returning Officers is November 28.
The final decisions on these appeals will be announced by December 3.
The revised list of candidates will be published on December 4, while the final list, including withdrawals, will be released on December 5.
According to the election schedule, symbols will be allotted to candidates on December 6.
Polling will take place on Sunday, December 28, 2025, and the results will be finalized by December 31, 2025.
Voting hours have been set from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
It is worth mentioning that the Balochistan government had submitted a petition to the Election Commission of Pakistan to postpone the local government election amid the law-and-order and the security situation in Quetta.
However, the Election Commission of Pakistan had turned down the petition and had issued the schedule of the election.
The Secretary Election Commission has written a letter to the Chief Secretary of the Balochistan government to compile with the schedule given by the ECP and get the preparation done.
The ECP had ordered the Chief Secretary to ensure the security measures and make the election procedure a smooth one for the political parties and the candidates in Quetta.
However, the political and the social figures of Quetta still reveal their reservations on the constituencies in Quetta and have demanded postponing of the local government election. The polling for the 641 general seats will be carried out on the 28th December.
