ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given a final deadline to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to release notification of an amended law for local government in order to move ahead for organising LG polls, ARY News reported on Thursday.

Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Mohammad Raza heard a case related to the organisation of local bodies elections in KP province today.

Additional Advocate General appeared in the hearing to represent the provincial government. He apprised the chief election commissioner that the delimitation process for tehsils’ councils has not completed yet which is the reason for delay.