Pakistan, Nov. 14 -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the election schedule for local government elections in Islamabad, effectively postponing the polls scheduled for December 20.

According to an official notification issued on November 13, the ECP suspended the entire election programme in compliance with an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order dated November 12. The court had directed the suspension of the local government elections until the next hearing.

The notification, issued in the case of Chaudhry Amjad Ali versus Election Commission of Pakistan, has also been forwarded for publication in the Gazette of Pakistan.

The local government elections will remain suspended until further proceedings before the Islam...