The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) has invited applications from those aspiring for the party tickets to contest the upcoming general elections.
A party announcement says the applications, addressed to PPPP President Amin Fahim, should be sent to its central secretariat in Islamabad’s G-6 Sector by March 10.
A bank draft of Rs 40,000 for a National Assembly seat and Rs 30,000 for a provincial assembly seat should be attached with the applications.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has already invited such applications. The application form can be obtained from the party’s Model Town office in Lahore, central secretariat in Islamabad and provincial offices in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The party has also put the form on its website.
The candidates for the PML-N tickets have been asked to provide details of their previous political affiliations, date of joining of the party, political and social services, if any, role in the struggle for restoration of democracy and previous electoral performance. On the other hand, the PPPP has sought no such details.
The PML-N ticket aspirants will also have to justify their suitability for the constituency from where they intend to contest elections.
The PML-N has asked the candidates to attach with their applications a bank draft of Rs 50,000 for a National Assembly ticket, Rs 30,000 for a provincial assembly seat, Rs100,000 for a reserved seat for women and minorities in the National Assembly and Rs 75,000 in a provincial assembly.