Scrutiny of nomination papers for Senate polls continues
Scrutiny of nomination papers for Senate polls continues
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday has continued scrutiny of nomination papers of candidates for Senate elections.
A total of 170 candidates had filed their nomination papers in the ECP for the elections on 48 seats in the upper house of the Parliament. 29 candidates from Punjab, 39 from Sindh, 51 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 41 from Balochistan and 10 from the federal capital Islamabad had submitted their details.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Pervaiz Rashid will submit his reply over the objections of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on his nomination papers today. The commission will also announce the decision regarding the fate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) candidate Rauf Siddiqui today.
The nomination papers of Minister for Information and Broadcasting Syed Shibli Faraz and PTI candidate Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhary have been approved.
As per schedule, the candidates can file appeals against acceptance or rejection of nomination papers on February 20 and the last date for disposing of these appeals is February 23.
The revised list of candidates will be published on February 24. The candidates can withdraw their nomination papers on February 25.
Polling on 48 seats will be held on the 3rd of next month at the Parliament house in Islamabad and the four provincial assemblies.
