ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has approved the nomination papers of former President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Mahmood Khan Achakzai for the presidential elections. PPP’s leader Farooq H Naek said that no objection was raised on the nomination papers of Asif Ali Zardari.
PTI’s Amir Dogar, flanked by PkMAP chief Achakzai and Ali Muhammad Khan, announced that the electoral body has accepted the nomination papers of the SIC candidate for the office of the President.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan has stopped the media from the coverage of the scrutiny process of nomination papers filed for the presidential polls slated for March 9.
As per the media reports, the ECP will publish a list of nominated candidates for the presidential polls. The voting will be held on March 9 from 10am to 4pm in the National Assembly and all the provincial assemblies.
According to the Second Schedule, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) will serve as the returning officer for the Presential election whereas presiding officers appointed by the Election Commission of Pakistan will preside over the presidential election that will see members of the NA, Senate and all 4 provincial assemblies voting to elect the new President of the country.
Once the voting has ended, the presiding officer will, in the presence of such of the candidates or their authorized representatives, open and empty the ballot boxes and examine the ballot papers.
