The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Fakhruddin G Ibrahim, has approved the presidential election schedule, fixing August 6 as date of polling, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said.
According to the schedule, the nomination papers for the presidential election would be submitted till July 24 while the scrutiny process would take place on July 26.
The nomination papers could be withdrawn on July 29. The election would be held on August 6 while results would be announced on August 7.
According to sources, the ECP implemented Article 41 of the constitution for the first time in Pakistan which states the process of electing a president must begin at least 2 months, and elections to be conducted a month before the end of the President’s term.
President Asif Ali Zardari’s last day in office is scheduled for September 8, 2013.
President Zardari will not contest the next presidential election according to his spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar.
