Bulletins 1200 4th June 2018

LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan has started collection of nomination papers from the aspiring candidates of the upcoming general elections from Monday (today), after the Supreme Court suspended a ruling of the Lahore High Court (LHC).

Following the court decision, the ECP announced revised dates for collection of nomination papers.

The ECP announced that returning officers would accept nomination papers from candidates from June 4 to 8. According to the previous schedule, the candidates were required to submit nomination papers from June 2 to 6.

The list of candidates would also be issued on June 8, according to the revised schedule.

The ECP announced that all the remaining stages of the scheduleannounced earlier, shall remain intact and poll will be held on July 25, 2018, as notified earlier.

The Supreme Court on Sunday clearing the uncertainty over probable delay in holding of the upcoming general elections by suspending a ruling of the Lahore High Court (LHC) with regard to the new nomination forms.

The court order came on petitions filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and former Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq against the June 1 ruling of the LHC.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar categorically stated that the polls will be held on July 25. “The ECP will be solely responsible if the elections are delayed,” he warned.