Lahore (August 17, 2017): Returning Officer for NA-120 by-elections will finalize scrutiny of nominations papers of candidates including PML-N’s nominee Begum Kulsoon Nawaz.
Today the Returning Officer will scrutinize the nomination papers including that of Kulsoom Nawaz and PTI candidate Dr Yasmeen Rashid. PPP’s candidate Faisal Mir’s papers will be scrutinized today at 1:00 pm.
It is to be mentioned here that today is last date for scrutiny of nominations papers filed by candidates intending to contest the by-elections.
Kulsoom Nawaz’s nomination papers have been challenged by Awami Tehreek’s Ishtiaq Chaudhry. He submitted that Kulsoon Nawaz filed disclosed her Iqama [foreign work contract] in the nomination papers, she failed to disclose the salary received through the contract.
NA-120 Returning Officer (RO) Mohammad Shahid will conduct hearing on the objections today.
According to ECP, candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by August 25 and the ECP will notify final list of candidate on August 26, 2017.
It is to be mentioned here that NA-120 fell vacant following the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court on July 28.
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