Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday has decided to publicize all the details of the candidates contesting in upcoming general elections 2018.
According to the commission, the details of twenty-one thousand candidates will be available on ECP website so that the nation can better decide to whom they want to vote.On the other hand, the Election Commission of Pakistan has formed 20 appellate tribunals for disposing of appeals against rejection or acceptance of nomination papers.
According to an ECP notification, the tribunals comprised high court judges. Eight tribunals have been constituted for Punjab, six for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, four for Sindh, and two for Balochistan.
As per the election schedule, appeals against rejection or acceptance of nomination papers can be filed by Friday.The decision on the appeals will be made by 27th of this month, after which the final list of the candidates will be published on the next day.
The last date for withdrawal of candidature will be 29th of this month.
The date for allocation of electoral symbols and publication of the final list of contesting candidates is 30th of this month.Election commission of Pakistan concluded the scrutiny process of nomination papers on Tuesday as candidates can challenge the Returning Officers (ROs) decision till June 22.
