Party candidates files nomination papers for presidential poll

Keeping in view the position of the electoral college, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) nominee is expected to emerge as the winner.

ISLAMABAD: The stage will be set for next month’s presidential election on Wednesday, with the deadline for submission of nomination papers for the top slot expiring at 12 noon.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has officially nominated Mamnoon Hussain for the post of presidential candidate. Later, he submitted his nomination papers in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
Pakistan Peoples Party's candidate Senator Raza Rabbani has also submitted his nomination papers. Earlier, Awami National Party (ANP) and BNP-Awami have declared senior PPP leader Senator Raza Rabbani as their joint presidential candidate.
The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate Justice Wajhiuddin has also submitted his nomination papers in the Sindh High Court (SHC).
According to DawnNews, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) decided not to contest for the elections and will be supporting another party's candidate for the post of president.
As per the schedule, the scrutiny process will take place on July 26. The candidates will have the option of withdrawal of nomination papers on July 27 and the final list of candidates will also be issued on the same day. Polling for the presidential office is scheduled to be held on July 30.
Senior PML-N leaders had earlier told Dawn that the former governor of Sindh was the front-runner among the party’s shortlisted candidates, followed by PM’s adviser on foreign affairs and national security Sartaj Aziz and former chief justice of Pakistan Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui.
Keeping in view the position of the electoral college, the ruling party’s nominee is expected to emerge as the winner.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered for the presidential election to be held on July 30, following the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that it would not give a new date for the polls.

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