ISLAMABAD – The leaders of major political parties will appear before Election Commission of Pakistan for the scrutiny of their nomination papers for NA-53 on Monday.
ECP will conduct the scrutiny process of 63 candidates who submitted their nomination papers for the constituency.
The election body has summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Aisha Gulalai, who had been affiliated with the PTI in the past, on the same day for scrutiny process.
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The returning officers had asked the candidates of NA-53 to physically appear before the ECP.
Moreover, the PTI chairperson has also been ordered to submit a reply to reservations against his candidacy raised by Abdul Wahab Baloch.
Other politicians contesting from NA-53 include PML-N’s Barrister Zafarullah, Mehtab Abbasi and PTI’s Ilyas Meherbaan among others.
PTI chief, Imran Khan would contest the elections from five constituencies numbered: NA-35 Bannu, NA-53 Islamabad II, NA-95 Mianwali I, NA-131 Lahore IX and NA-243 Karachi.
