Pakistan, June 3 -- Gilgit-Baltistan's Election Commission announced that long-delayed local government elections will be held on August 2. The decision matters because residents have not elected local bodies for 22 years. Voters across the region will choose representatives for councils and municipal institutions.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner Raja Shahbaz Khan said the election schedule had been issued. He confirmed that returning officers, district returning officers, and assistant returning officers had already been appointed. According to the schedule, public notices will be issued on June 6, while nomination papers will be accepted from June 9 to June 15.

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