Presidential polls: ECP summons candidates for scrutiny of nomination papers
The Chief Election Commissioner will scrutinize nomination papers of the candidates.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has informed candidates, participating in presidential election to appear along with their proposer and seconders before the commission in Islamabad today (Wednesday).
The ECP also directed the proposers and seconders should bring their original national identity cards and membership cards issued by Senate or the relevant assembly.
The Chief Election Commissioner will scrutinize nomination papers of the candidates.
Candidature can be withdrawn by 1200 hours on 30th of this month. The list of validated candidates will be published the same day at 1:00 pm and the election will be held on September 4.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has named Dr Arif Alvi for the president slot. Alvi was the only PTI member to win a National Assembly seat from Sindh in 2013 election. In 2016, he was made president of PTI Sindh chapter.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-247 (Karachi South-II) in the recently held general election.
Opposition parties except the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have nominated Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for the slot of president
Meanwhile, PPP has nominated Aitzaz Ahsan as its presidential candidate.
