ECP to proceed scrutiny of 1000’s of nomination papers until Dec 30 n Nawaz Sharif information papers for NA-130 (Lahore-XIV), Maryam to contest election for NA-119 and NA-120, Imran Khan information papers for NA-122 in Lahore, Bilawal information nomination papers for NA-194 (Larkana) and NA-127 (Lahore), Jahangir Tareen information papers for NA-155 and PP-227, Mahmood Khan to contest for NA-2, NA-3, NA-Four Swat and PK-4.
ISLAMABAD – The nomination papers submission for the elections-2024 ended on Sunday, resulting in heightened political exercise in each main and smaller cities throughout the nation. The conclusion of this course of has triggered electioneering in provincial capitals like Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta, in addition to in smaller cities.
Regardless of the Sunday break, officials, assistant officers, and workers have been current at ECP workplaces nationwide. Stringent safety measures have been carried out outdoors the Returning Officers’ and Assistant Returning Officers’ workplaces on this event.
The ECP supplied political events with a five-day timeframe for submitting their nomination papers for the upcoming general elections. On Friday final, the electoral physique had prolonged the deadline for submitting nomination papers by two days till Sunday, in response to the appeals from varied political events requesting an extension within the submission deadline. Because the submission of papers has concluded, the ECP is about to conduct scrutiny of the nomination papers from at this time and proceed it until December 30 as per the Fee’s up to date schedule. Over 167 candidates from three constituencies in Islamabad have submitted their nomination papers because the uselessline for the 2024 common elections has ended.
The Election Fee will unveil the checklist of candidates today, marking the startment of candidates’ scrutiny from December 25 to December 30. The deadline for submitting appeals towards the ROs’ choices on accepting or rejecting nomination papers is January 3, and the appellate tribunal is anticipateed to resolve on the appeals by January 10. The revised checklist of candidates can be revealed on January 11 and the final date for withdrawing one’s candidature is January 12.
Election symbols can be assigned to political events on January 13, and the elections are scheduled for February 8, as per the ECP announcement.
Within the final day, distinguished political leaders filed their nomination papers for his or her preferred constituencies.
In response to particulars, PML-Q Quaid Nawaz Sharif and Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz filed nomination papers from completely different constituencies for the overall elections.
PML-N chief Bilal Yasin submitted the nomination papers on behalf of Nawaz Sharif from NA-130 (Lahore-XIV), whereas Maryam submitted her papers for 2 Nationwide Assembly (NA-119 and NA-120) constituencies.
Maryam additionally submitted nomination papers from 4 constituencies of the Punjab Assembly — PP-159, PP-160, PP-165 and PP-80.
Earlier within the day, Pakistan Peoples Occasion (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari filed nomination papers for contesting elections from his social gathering’s stronghold NA-194 (Larkana).
Bilawal has additionally filed nomination papers from the NA-127 constituency in Lahore which has been historically the stronghold of the PML-N with the social gathering securing a majority of seats from the provincial capital within the final many elections.
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Occasion (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Khan Tareen has filed nomination papers kind NA-155 and PP-227 for contesting the upcoming elections.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Dr Yasmin Rashid has additionally filed her nomination papers from NA-130.
Veteran politician and former federal minister, Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, and PTI chief Sher Afzal Marwat filed nomination papers for the NA-32 constituency in Peshawar.
Equally, former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Mahtemper Khan has filed nomination papers for NA 2, NA 3, and NA Four Swat. He additionally submitted nomination papers for PK-Four Swat.
The distinguished politicians who filed papers on Saturday included PTI founder Imran Khan for NA-122 in Lahore; PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz for NA-119 and NA-120, Lahore; Akhtar Mengal of the Balochistan Nationwide Occasion-Mengal (BNP-M) for NA-264, Quetta; Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman for NA-246 and NA-250, Karachi; former opposition chief Raja Riaz for NA-104 Faisalabad, and several others.
Imran Khan had additionally filed the nomination papers from his hometown constituency in Mianwali. Nevertheless, he obtained a setback earlier this week, when the Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC) turned down his petition for suspending his conviction within the Toshakhana case.
In the meantime, the ECP has given extra time to overseas observers who need to monitor the general elections.
Now, they’ll submit their applications from December 31 to January 20.
In Sindh, 552 nomination papers have been submitted for the reserved seats. The ECP obtained 118 and 309 nomination papers for seats reserved for ladies within the nationwide and provincial assemblies respectively. 125 nomination papers have been filed for reserved seats for minorities.
In response to KP Election Commissioner’s spokesman Sohail Ahmad, 472 nomination papers have been filed for the reserved seats for ladies and minorities in nationwide and provincial assemblies.