Elections schedule to be announced this month

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 3:09:52 by

Secretary Election Commission, Ishtiaq Ahmed Wednesday said that schedule for the upcoming parliamentary elections will be announced later this month.

 

The current assemblies will complete five-year term on March 16 and new elections should be held within two months after the dissolution in line with the constitution.

 

Federal minister, Syed Khurshid Shah, has said that the assemblies with be dissolved on March 16 at mid-night.

 

He said in Islamabad that the election schedule will be announced 10 days after the dissolution of the present assemblies.

 

Ahmed told reporters after a high level meeting of the Commission that the election process is already in progress and the commission has notified the names of officers, who will conduct elections.

 

He said that the Commission has already asked political parties to submit application for allotment of symbols.

 

Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim presided over a meeting which discussed ways to stop those candidates from taking part in election who had been involved in corruption or defaulters of bank loans and have not paid taxes.

 

The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau, Governor State Bank and senior officials.The State Bank will provide lists of those who have not paid bank loans. The country’s revenue body will also provide information about those candidates who do not pay taxes.

 

Ahmed said a meeting will also be held on Thursday to finalize the nomination paper format. The meeting will be attended by Parliamentary Committee and the Ministry of Law.

 

After its approval it would be sent to President for approval‚ then it would be sent for printing.

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