Islamabad: The regional election commissioner has rejected all objections to the delimitation of Islamabad’s 130 union councils and their constituent blocks, upholding the boundaries drawn for the capital’s local government system.

Acting as the delimitation appellate authority, the commissioner issued orders dismissing the objections and declaring the delimitation decisions valid.

The decision finalises the boundaries at the appellate stage. A complete report is to be forwarded to the Election Commission before the final notification is issued.

Under the new Islamabad Local Government Act, the capital will have three municipal town corporations, with three mayors and six deputy mayors.

Each of Islamabad’s three National Assembly constituencies will have one corporation, designated Municipal Town Corporation I, Municipal Town Corporation II and Municipal Town Corporation III.

Separately, the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court sent 27 appeals against union council and councillor block delimitations in Rawalpindi and Murree back to the District Election Commission in Rawalpindi for fresh hearings.

Political parties and candidates had filed the appeals challenging the boundaries.

The court directed election authorities to hear all petitioners and issue fresh decisions based on the merits of each case and the relevant territorial boundaries.

The District Election Commission said it had been informed of the ruling. Applicants would receive notices the following week, and their cases would be heard individually before new decisions were issued.

Under the Punjab Local Government Act 2026, Rawalpindi city has been divided into two municipal town corporations, with two mayors and four deputy mayors.

The district’s local administrative structure comprises 17 entities: two town corporations, five municipal committees, six tehsil councils and four cantonment boards.