LAHORE/ISLAMABAD/KARACHI – The Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday started issuing and receiving nomination papers from candidates needing to contest the February Eight common elections.
On this regard, the PML-N and the PTI have directed their candidates throughout the nation to file nomination papers to contest elections scheduled for Feb 8.
The ECP will proceed receiving 11-page nominations papers till Friday and can publish the record of candidates on Saturday. The scrutiny professionalcess will begin from Sunday to 30th of this month.
Appeals in opposition to acceptance or rejection of nomination papers may be filed by third of subsequent month, which will likely be determined by Appellate Tribunals until 10th of subsequent month. The revised record of candidates will likely be displayed on 11 January and candidates can withdraw their papers until 12 January. The Election Commission will allot election symbols to the political events and impartial candidates on 13th of subsequent month whereas polling will likely be held on eighth of February.
As the method was set into movement on Wednesday, potential candidates began acquiring types from the electoral physique. The timings to obtain nomination papers are from 8:30am to 4:30pm. The nomination papers may be submitted to ECP by December 22.
Among the many outstanding political leaders who obtained the nomination papers on Wednesday have been PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif, PPP-P President Asif Ali Zardari, PPP Chairmen Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former PTI chairman Imran Khan, Sheikh Rashid, Khurshid Shah, Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Aleem Khan, Jahangir Tareen and plenty of others.
Nawaz Sharif will contest election from NA-15 (Mansehra) and his son-in-law Captain Safdar acquired nomination papers on his behalf. On the occasion, he mentioned Nawaz Sharif will contest polls from his residence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The nomination papers of Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shehbaz have additionally been acquired.
The sources of PML-N disclosed that the management of PML-N will take part within the election from their earlierly held constituencies. Nawaz Sharif will concurrently contake a look at from NA 130 Lahore and NA-15 Manshera KPK, former prime minister Shahbaz Sharif obtained nomination papers from NA 123 and PP 158, the youthful Sharif can be likely to contest election from Karachi constituency, whereas Maryam Nawaz will contest from NA 119 of Nationwide Meeting and professionalvincial meeting seat, she is going to take part within the election from two provincial constituencies as nicely whereas Hamza Shehbaz will take part within the election from NA-118 PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari obtained nomination papers from NA-207 (Nawabshah-I). Advocate Ghulam Shabbir acquired the papers on behalf of Asif Zardari.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will contest elections from NA-194 Larkana. PPP Larkana president acquired Bilawal’s nomination papers.
AML chief Sheikh Rashid Shafiq submitted nomination papers of former inside minister and celebration chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed from NA-57 in Rawalpindi.
Talking to the media on Wednesday, Safdar — the husband of PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz — mentioned that the previous prime minister would submit his nomination papers for the Nationwide Assembly seat “NA-15 Mansehra-cum-TorGhar” by December 21 (Thursday). The event comes because the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) started receiving the nomination papers from potential candidates who’re set to contest polls slated for February 8, 2024.
As per the paperwork, Nawaz’s identify is included within the record of nomination types issued to the candidates of the mentioned constituency.
The PML-N supremo’s decision to file nomination papers from NA-15 comes because the constituency is taken into account a stronghold of the celebration that gained the seat within the 2013 and 2018 elections. Nawaz, who returned to Pakistan in October after a four-year self-imposed exile, has been main the party’s election marketing campaign along with his eyes set on a fourth time period because the nation’s chief govt.
Since his return, the three-time prime minister has received his sentences in Avenfield and Al-Azizia references quashed by the Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC).
Nevertheless, following his disqualification — by the Supreme Court docket within the Panama Papers Case — Nawaz wants the lifelengthy ban on holding any public workplace to be eliminated if he’s to qualify to contest the upcoming polls. IPP president Aleem Khan has additionally reportedly obtained nomination papers from NA 119 of Lahore from the place Maryam Nawaz has acquired nomination types.
PML-N chief Nazir Chauhan obtained nomination papers from PP 162. PTI chief Shafqat Mehmood has acquired nomination papers from NA-128, the incarcerated PTI chief Dr. Yasmin Rashid has acquired nomination papers from PP-174 in the meantime Mian Aslam Iqbal of PTI has acquired nomination papers from PP-171.One other Muslim League (N) chief Rana Mubasher Iqbal acquired nomination papers from NA 124.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president and former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi will contest the elections from 6 constituencies. Elahi’s lawyer Sardar Abdul Raziq Khan disclosed that Parvez Elahi has signed the nomination papers, including PTI president will take part within the elections from 6 constituencies together with three Nationwide Assembly and three provincial assembly seats. Elahi will contest from Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin and Talagang, he’ll contest from Nationwide Meeting constituencies of NA 59, 64 and 69, simultaneously. He goals to safe victory within the provincial meeting, contesting from PP-23, PP-32 and PP-34.
Then again the Patron In-chief of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Social gathering (IPP) Jahangir Tareen has acquired nomination papers to contest the general elections 2024 from one National Meeting and two Punjab Meeting seats. Tareen’s authorized staff acquired nomination papers on his behalf. Tareen has obtained nomination papers to contest elections from NA-155-Lodhran II, PP-227 Lodhran IV and PP-228 Lodhran-V.Tareen son Ali Tareen would be the cowling candidate for his father, who has additionally obtained nomination papers for a similar constituencies. IPP Quaid Jahangir Tareen is more likely to submit his nomination papers to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on December 21 or 22
In the meantime, President Istehkam-e-Pakistan Social gathering Abdul Aleem Khan will contest general elections from Lahore for Nationwide and Punjab Assemblies. As per particulars, authorized staff of Abdul Aleem Khan has collected nomination papers on his behalf on Wednesday. President IPP Abdul Aleem Khan is more likely to file nomination papers from NA-119, PP-149 and PP-150 any time on Thursday. IPP chief and Former federal minister Humayun Akhtar on Wednesday submitted his nomination papers from constituency NA 97 Tandlianwala of Faisaladangerous previously held by PML-N’s chief Ali Gohar Baloch.