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      <title>Balochistan local council by-polls scheduled for August 9</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Balochistan provincial election commission has announced a schedule for by-elections on 81 vacant general local council (LC) seats across 20 districts of the province, with polling set for August 9.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The districts covered include Pishin/Barshore, Chagai, Zhob, Sherani, Loralai, Duki, Musa Khel, Sibi, Harnai, Kohlu, Nasirabad, Usta Mohammad, Kachhi, Jhal Magsi, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Hub, Kech and Gwadar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the schedule, returning officers will issue public notices on June 30, after which nomination papers may be submitted to the relevant returning officers from July 1 to 3. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place from July 6 to 8, with the initial list of candidates to be published on July 9.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Appeals against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers may be filed with the appellate authority from July 10 to 13, with a deadline of July 16 for decisions on those appeals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A revised list of candidates will be issued on July 17, while the deadline for withdrawal from the contest is July 18.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The final list of candidates, along with the allotment of election symbols will be published on July 20.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Polling will be held on August 9.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Balochistan provincial election commission has announced a schedule for by-elections on 81 vacant general local council (LC) seats across 20 districts of the province, with polling set for August 9.</strong></p>
<p>The districts covered include Pishin/Barshore, Chagai, Zhob, Sherani, Loralai, Duki, Musa Khel, Sibi, Harnai, Kohlu, Nasirabad, Usta Mohammad, Kachhi, Jhal Magsi, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Hub, Kech and Gwadar.</p>
<p>According to the schedule, returning officers will issue public notices on June 30, after which nomination papers may be submitted to the relevant returning officers from July 1 to 3. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place from July 6 to 8, with the initial list of candidates to be published on July 9.</p>
<p>Appeals against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers may be filed with the appellate authority from July 10 to 13, with a deadline of July 16 for decisions on those appeals.</p>
<p>A revised list of candidates will be issued on July 17, while the deadline for withdrawal from the contest is July 18.</p>
<p>The final list of candidates, along with the allotment of election symbols will be published on July 20.</p>
<p>Polling will be held on August 9.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:43:06 +0500</pubDate>
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