{"id":36496,"date":"2023-12-17T09:17:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/elections-govt-imposes-ban-on-employees-leaves\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T09:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:17:34","slug":"elections-govt-imposes-ban-on-employees-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/elections-govt-imposes-ban-on-employees-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections: Govt imposes ban on employees leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday imposed a ban on leaves of all government employees ahead of general elections, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a circular issued by district returning officers, the government has also barred employees from leaving the country during the winter vacation.<\/p>\n

The letter requires full compliance with the directive. Its copies have also been sent to education departments.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has banned registration and deletion of votes.<\/p>\n

The electoral body has imposed ban on registration of new votes, deletion, change and correction of votes in electoral rolls.<\/p>\n

According to sources, the ECP has also imposed ban on leaves of its officers, other employees and returning officers.<\/p>\n

Sources said that the election commission\u2019s regional offices will remain open today (Sunday) for provision of voter lists and other material.<\/p>\n

The ECP has also imposed ban on transfers and postings of provincial and federal government employees.<\/p>\n

It is to be mentioned here that the election commission had issued the election schedule for the February 8 general elections in compliance with the Supreme Court order on Friday.<\/p>\n

The development came hours after the apex court ordered the ECP to announce the election schedule as it suspended a Lahore High Court (LHC) order on the appointment of returning officers (ROs) and district returning officers (DROs) from bureaucracy, which had cast a shadow over holding of general elections.<\/p>\n

During a chat with newsmen, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja vowed to provide level-playing field to all political parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had never said the elections would be delayed in the country. It is better to do the confirmation before the dissemination of the news,\u201d the CEC told newsmen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n