ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) presidential candidate, Aitzaz Ahsan has submitted nomination papers Monday at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for presidential election to be held on September 4.
Meanwhile, opposition parties except PPP have decided to field Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman for the post of the country’s president.
Maulana Fazl will submit his nomination papers in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today.
Earlier, opposition parties remained divided over PPP’s decision to nominate Ahsan for president.
The grand alliance of opposition parties met in Murree on Saturday to reach a consensus on a joint candidate for president. However, PPP rejected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s objections over Ahsan and decided to stick to its choice of candidate for the post.
Further, a meeting of leaders of both parties, held in the Parliament lodges late Sunday evening, remained inconclusive.
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has named Dr Arif Alvi as its candidate for president.
Today marks the deadline for candidates to submit their nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked candidates to file their nomination papers with presiding officers in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta till 12 noon.
The chief election commissioner will conduct scrutiny of the nomination papers in Islamabad on Wednesday at 10am.
Candidates will have until Thursday, August 30 to withdraw their nomination papers, after which the final list will be made public on the same day.
Polling for the presidential election will be held on September 4.
The president is elected by an electoral college comprising members of the Senate, National Assembly, and the four provincial assemblies. Voting is held through a secret ballot.
