LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has decided to challenge the Punjab Local Government Bill 2025 in the Lahore High Court.

According to PTI leader Ijaz Shafi, the party will file a constitutional petition in the High Court on Monday. Representations in this regard have been submitted by Sheikh Imtiaz Mahmood, Ijaz Shafi, Munir Ahmed and Mian Shabbir Ismail, which have been sent to the President, Prime Minister, Governor Punjab and Chief Minister Punjab and other high officials.

Ijaz Shafi said that detailed objections prepared with the help of legal experts have been sent to the government. According to him, several provisions of the Punjab Local Government Bill are in conflict with Articles 17, 32 and 140-A of the Constitution of Pakistan.

He said that there are serious reservations over the non-partisan, one vote multi-member union council model, as it weakens the role of political parties and affects the autonomy of local bodies.

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