Pakistan, June 2 -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has indicated that it may summon Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz due to the government's failure to hold long-overdue local body elections in Punjab and Islamabad.

During the hearing on the matter, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja warned the government that the ECP would issue a binding order for elections in the next hearing. He remarked that this delay could cause political embarrassment for the ruling party. "Only Punjab hasn't held LG polls. It's unacceptable that a provincial government avoids legislation for five years," he said.

The CEC emphasized that all other provinces have fulfilled their democratic responsibilit...