Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly | Pakistan

Polling for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections will be held on June 7, 2026, as the regional election authority has officially announced the schedule.

GILGIT: The PPP has demanded that the election schedule for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly be issued immediately, as the election commission has yet to announce a timeline, four months after the legislature completed its tenure. General elections for the assembly were scheduled for Jan 24, 2026, while local government (LG) polls — announced after a gap of 20 years — were set for Feb 14, 2026. However, days after the announcements, both were postponed indefinitely due to harsh weather conditions in the region. When contacted on Saturday, GB Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shehbaz Khan said the electoral watchdog was preparing to conduct the elections but had not yet decided on a date. The CEC said the commission would inform the public of the dates when it had decided. The GB caretaker government had planned to convene a multiparty conference on March 24 to consult political parties about the polls and a new schedule was expected to be issued towards the end of March. However, no development has taken pl...

The budget session of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly will be held today (Monday), with Speaker Nazir Ahmed presiding over the proceedings.