The Election Commission of Pakistan has asked contestants of the presidential election, scheduled for September 4, to submit their nomination papers by Monday (today).
The candidates can file their nomination papers with presiding officers in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta up to 12 noon.
The scrutiny of the papers will be carried out on Wednesday next whilst the candidates can withdraw their nomination papers until Thursday next after which the final list will be made public on the same day. The president is elected by an electoral college comprising members of the Senate, National Assembly and four provincial assemblies. Voting is held through a secret ballot.
Meanwhile, the federal government has summoned a joint session of parliament on September 4 in connection with the presidential election. The spokesperson for the National Assembly Secretariat said that the joint session of the parliament was convened for the presidential election. He said the joint session would be kicked off at 10 am on September 4.
Published in Daily Times, August 27th 2018.
