Scrutiny of nomination papers in full swing
islamabad — The national watchdog responsible for holding fair elections has rolled up its sleeves for the scrutiny of nomination papers filed by 21,482 prospective candidates in anticipation of general elections 2018.
All modern technologies are being utilised to keep an eye on defaulters as according to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), data of candidates is being shared with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Nadra, and the State Bank of Pakistan through an online system under its scrutiny process.
The verification of nomination papers is continued with the help of online data scrutiny system. As per the election schedule, the scrutiny process will conclude on July 19.
While appeals against rejection or acceptance of nomination papers can be filed by July 22, the appellate tribunals will decide the appeals by July 27, after which the revised list of candidates will be published the next day.
Candidates can withdraw their
nomination papers by June 29, and the electoral body will announce the final list of candidates on the same day. The electoral symbols will be issued to candidates on June 30. Polling will be held on July 25.
A total of 21,482 nomination papers have been filed by candidates across the country for the general election.
According to the ECP, 6,063 candidates are contesting for 342 seats of the National Assembly. This included 5,473 candidates for general seats, 436 for seats reserved for women, and 154 candidates for non-Muslim seats.
There are 2,700 candidates in the field for National Assembly, and 6,747 for provincial assembly from Punjab including Islamabad; 1,346 for National Assembly and 3,626 for provincial assembly from Sindh; 992 for National Assembly and 1920 for provincial assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Fata; and in Balochistan, 435 candidates are contesting for National Assembly and 1,400 for provincial assembly seats. — APP