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Presidential elections: Monday, last day for filing nominations
August 26, 2018
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (INP): Election Commission of Pakistan has advised the contestants of the Presidential election to submit their nomination papers to presiding officers by Monday (tomorrow). The candidates can file their nomination papers with presiding officers in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta upto 12 noon. The scrutiny of the papers will be carried out on Wednesday next whilst the candidates can withdraw their nomination papers until Thursday next after which the final list will be made public on the same day. The president is elected by an electoral college comprising members of the Senate, National Assembly and four provincial assemblies. Voting is held through a secret ballot. Meanwhile, the federal government summoned a joint session of Parliament on September 04, in connection with presidential elections. Spokesperson for the National Assembly Secretariat said that the joint session of the parliament was convened for the presidential elections. He said the joint session will be kicked off at 10 am on September 04.
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