PPP decides to oppose Islamabad local government bill: sources

ISLAMABAD, September 1, 2026: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to oppose the federal government’s bill to amend the local government law for Islamabad in the standing committee, ARY News reported.

The ordinance currently governing local government institutions in Islamabad is set to expire on September 5.

Sources said the federal government plans to use its majority to get the new Islamabad local government law approved in the standing committee on Thursday.

Meanwhile, talks are underway between the PPP and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over jointly opposing the bill in Parliament, sources said.

Both parties could launch a joint opposition to the proposed Islamabad local government law in the House.

Sources said the federal government cannot pass the new local government law for Islamabad without the support of the PPP.

If the bill is not approved by both Houses of Parliament by September 5, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) may order local government elections in Islamabad under the previous delimitations.

Earlier, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Ramesh Kumar claimed that the party has nothing to worry as long as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is in contact.

“PPP faces no problem as long as Mohsin Naqvi is in contact, as President Asif Ali Zardari shares a very close relationship with him,” PPP MNA Ramesh Kumar was quoted as saying in an exclusive interview with ARY News.

Kumar admitted there is no doubt that the ‘powerful circles’ are unhappy with the PPP and added the party is not worried as long as Mohsin Naqvi is in contact.

Kumar described the relationship between President Zardari and Mohsin Naqvi as a strong one, suggesting that continued communication between Naqvi and the PPP would help maintain political stability.

The PPP lawmaker said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was currently operating under a sense of complacency, while the PPP had shown considerable flexibility in dealing with the prevailing political situation.

Naqvi, recently held meetings with Asif Ali Zardari, especially after the ‘system-reset’ debate.