Pakistan, Aug. 2 -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that by-elections for reserved seats in local government bodies across seven districts of Balochistan will be held on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

According to the press release issued by the Office of the Provincial Election Commissioner Balochistan, polling will take place from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM without any breaks.

The by-elections are being conducted to fill 16 vacant reserved seats across the districts of Zhob, Sherani, Loralai, Barkhan, Kalat, Khuzdar, and Surab.

A total of 25 candidates are contesting for the following categories of reserved seats including

6 seats reserved for women contested by 15 candidates, 2 seats reserved for workers/laborers contested...