In compliance with the Supreme Court order, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued the election schedule for the upcoming February 8 general election late Friday night.
As per ECP, the RO will issue a public notice on December 19, and the period for filing nominations with the Returning Officer will be from December 20 to 22.
The deadline for filing appeals against the RO’s decisions on accepting or rejecting nomination papers is January 3, and the appellate tribunal is expected to decide on the requests by January 10. The revised list of candidates will be published on January 11, and the last date for withdrawing one’s candidature is January 12.
It was also stated in the ECP notification that the election programme shall also apply to the seats reserved for women and non-Muslims in the National and provincial assemblies.
Election symbols will be assigned to political parties on January 13, and the polls are scheduled for February 8, as per the ECP announcement.
