ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued schedule for presidential election to be held on 4th of the next month.
According to ECP, nomination papers will be filed with presiding officers in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta up to 12 p.m. ont 27th of this month.
Scrutiny of nomination papers by Returning Officer in Islamabad will be held at 10 a.m. on Aug. 29th, while candidates can withdraw their nomination papers in the federal capital up to 12 p.m on the next day.
Polling will commence from 10 a.m. and continue till 4 p.m. at the Parliament House Islamabad and the provincial assemblies in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta.
President Mamnoon Hussain's five-year term is set to expire next month.
The president is elected by an electoral college comprising members of the Senate, National Assembly and four provincial assemblies.
Voting for the presidential election is held through a secret ballot.
