The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended the development funds of local governments and cantonment boards all across the country, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
Development funds of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan and Cantonment Boards will remain frozen by February 8 general elections.
According to ECP notification, in order to maintain transparency in general elections, all local bodies and cantonment boards will perform their routine work and will no longer issue tenders for development funds.
However, all the under-construction projects which started before the announcement of elections schedule will continue. Local governments will only perform cleanliness and sanitation work.
Reporter Usman Khan