Presidential election: Zardari, Achakzai submit nomination papers

ISLAMABAD: Battle lines for the presidential election race have been drawn five candidates including Asif Ali Zardari, the joint candidate of PPP and the PML-N, and Sunni Ittehad Council’s candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai have submitted their nomination papers.

Their nomination papers were filed today for the presidential elections to be held on the 9th of this month.

The scrutiny of the nomination papers will be held on Monday.

Farooq Naek submitted nomination papers of Asif Ali Zardari for Pakistan’s presidential election.

Asif Ali Zardari will be presidential candidate of coalition partners including the PML-N, People’s Party and other allies.

Bilawal Bhutto proposed and Farooq Naek seconded nomination of People’s Party’s Asif Ali Zardari.

Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Saturday nominated the Pashtun­khwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai as their presidential nominee.

Achakzai won the National Assembly seat from the NA-266 constituency in Balochistan’s Kila Abdullah-cum-Chaman.

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PTI founder Imran Khan, who is incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, has urged his party’s lawmakers to vote for the veteran politician.

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan has confirmed the nomination of Achakzai for the presidential poll.

Citizens named Waheed Kamal, Asghar Ali Mubarak and Abdul Qadoos also submitted papers for the presidential race.

The nomination papers were submitted to Islamabad High Court’s Chief Justice Aamir Farooq, who has been presiding officer of the election in the Senate and the National Assembly.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced the schedule for the presidential elections.

According to the ECP schedule, polling for the presidential election will be held on March 9 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

The nomination papers can be submitted till 12:00 noon on March 2 (today).

The Returning Officer (RO) will scrutinize the nomination papers on March 4 at 10:00 am whereas the final list of candidates for the presidential elections will be displayed on March 5:00 at 1:00 pm.

The president is elected by an electoral college comprising members of the Senate, National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies. Voting is held through a secret ballot.