Islamabad: After the Supreme Court verdict in election delay case the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) on Wednesday issued the schedule for general election of Punjab Assembly. The polling will be held on May 14.
The ECP took the decision in an emergency meeting held today for consultations on the SC verdict. Â Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja chaired the session.
After the meeting , a notification was issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) with partial modification in the election schedule.
According to the new program, the last date for filing appeals against decisions of the returning officers (ROs) pertaining to nomination papers will be April 10.
The appellate tribunal will resolve all such applications latest by April 17.
Following this, the ECP will publish the revised list of candidates the next day.
The last date for withdrawal of candidature and publication of the revised list of candidates has been set as April 19 while the candidates will be allotted election symbols on April 20.
