Pakistan, Nov. 13 -- Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has accused the federal government of attempting to sabotage Islamabad's local government elections after instructions were reportedly issued against assigning teachers to polling duties. The elections are scheduled for December 20, and the CEC has made it clear that they must proceed. There is little to be gained from another confrontation over electoral arrangements, especially when the capital has been waiting since February 2021 for its citizens to elect a municipal government. Surely, after nearly six years, Islamabad deserves something more than another date on the Election Commission's calendar.

Tellingly, constituency boundaries have been redrawn as many as six...