Schedule on March 23

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday said that schedule for the forthcoming general election would be announced on March 23. A spokesman of the Commission said that the draft of election schedule had been prepared, which would be presented before the members of the Election Commission for their consideration.
According to the proposed schedule, the process of submission of nomination papers will begin on March 25 and end on March 30, whereas scrutiny of the nomination papers will begin on March 31 and the process will continue for 7 days.
The candidates will have the right to withdraw their nomination papers by April 18 before the final list is displayed on the following day. An official of the ECP contended that this was a proposed plan and the final schedule would be decided by the competent forum. Sources said a notification under section 11 of the Representation of the People Act, 1976 calling upon the electors to elect their representatives to National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies was issued by the Commission.