On May 5, 2019, around 58,000 LG representatives in Punjab – 85% of which belonging to the PML-N – were sent packing – years before completion of their term – after the provincial governor signed the Punjab Local Government Act (PLGA) 2019. However, the order is yet to be implemented by the Punjab government as the LG representatives are not being allowed to do administrative work. Talking to The Express Tribune, Mayor Bahawalpur Aqeel Najam Hashmi said senior officials have told the LG representatives not to come to their offices. “Even, several offices of the LG representatives are being locked forcefully,” he said. “Under the new law [PLGA, 2019], there is no concept of district and union councils in Punjab,” a senior official in Punjab told The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity.

Source: The Express Tribune April 09, 2021 20:13 UTC