Pakistan People’s Party Central Elections Cell Incharge former Senator Taj Haider has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) demanding suspension of local bodies’ functions in Islamabad. Senator Taj Haider in a letter addressed to the CEC dated June 30, 2018 has written that local bodies’ elections were held in Islamabad in 2015 and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) after rigging the elections, constituted municipal committees, corporations as well as metropolitan corporation. PMLN is also contesting elections in Islamabad and using all these local bodies in its election campaign in the capital. Taj Haider urged the CEC to take urgent action and suspend the functions of local bodies in Islamabad and delegate the functions of local bodies to the Capital Development Authority until July 25, 2018 in order to ensure free, fair and transparent general elections 2018. Published in Daily Times, July 2nd 2018.