KP govt agrees to hold LB polls without biometric system

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has withdrawn from its demand for holding Local Bodies (LB) polls under biometric system, Geo News reported.

Talking to Geo News, KP Minister for Local Bodies, Innayatullah said the provincial government has written letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and expressed its consent for holding LB elections in April next year without biometric system.

He said the provincial government had made all the arrangements for the polls. It has completed plan for local government system and delimitation process, adding that there was no obstacles from the government for polls.

Before this, the PTI-let provincial government had been demanding LB polls under biometric system.

Last month, the minister had said: “We want the elections under biometric system and for that we are ready to transfer funds to the Election Commission.”