Lahore (August 28, 2018): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central Leader Hamza Shahbaz said that his party will take revenge of ‘mandate snatching’ by clean-sweeping in the upcoming by-elections across the country.
Hamza Shahbaz claimed that PML-N is the biggest and the most popular party in the country. He said the prison could not down the moral of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
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Hamza Shahbaz met with party activists and leaders at PML-N Central Secretariat in Model Town and launched the election campaign.
He also consulted with the party leaders about the preparations for the by-polls. The party leaders and activists expressed good wishes for PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and resolved to run the election comparing with full enthusiasm and fervour under the leadership of Hamza Shahbaz.
Hamza Shahbaz devised a strategy to win by-polls countrywide and resolved to choose the competent candidate for the upcoming by-elections.
Former federal minister Awais Leghari, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Rana Mubashir Iqbal, Tariq Chohan Sheikh and others met the Hamza Shahbaz on the occasion.
Earlier on August 17, ECP announced that by-polls on eleven national and 19 provincial assembly seats would be held countrywide on October 14.
According to the schedule issued by the electoral body, the returning officers of the concerned constituencies will publish public notices in this regard on August 27.
Nomination papers for the by-elections can be submitted from August 28 to 30. An initial list of the candidates will be published on August 31.
Review of the nomination papers filed with the ECP will be conducted until September 4.
Another list of candidates will be published on September 14 following the review. Candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations till September 15.
The final list of the candidates will be released on September 16, complete with their respective electoral symbols.
By-elections are set to take place on 11 National Assembly (NA) and 19 provincial assembly seats lying vacant.
Among the seats where by-elections are to take place are NA-35, NA-53, NA-60, NA-63, NA-65, NA-69, NA-103, NA-124, NA-131 and NA-243.
On Thursday, the ECP had announced the presidential elections will take place on September 4. Voting for the presidential election will be held in the NA and the four provincial assemblies from 10am to 4pm.
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