ISLAMABAD: After amending the date for the submission of the nomination papers, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced changes in schedule of the 2018 general elections while keeping the polling date as same.
The ECP said on Friday that the date for submission of nomination papers was extended for facilitating the political parties.
The nomination papers can now be submitted until June 11, the ECP said, adding that candidatures for reserved seats for women and minorities could also be submitted until the same date.
The deadline to complete the scrutiny of nomination papers was extended from June 14 to June 19.
Appeals against any objection to the decisions of returning officers can now be filed until June 22.
The verdicts on these appeals will be announced by June 27, after which, the revised list of candidates will be issued on June 28.
Candidates will be able to withdraw their nomination papers on June 29, and the electoral body will announce the final list of candidates on the same day.
The electoral symbols will be issued to candidates on June 30. Polling, however, will be conducted on June 25.
The amended schedule is also applicable for candidates contesting the elections on reserved seats.