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By-elections on June 26
Rabbani blames ECP for earlier postponement
Senior Reporter
Islamabad—Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan, Kanwar Muhammad
Dilshad has announced that the Election Commission of Pakistan has
issued revised schedule for by-elections, 2008.
According to a notification issued here on Wednesday by the Chief
Election Commissioner in respect of vacant seats in the National
Assembly as well as all the four Provincial Assemblies, poll for the
by-election 2008 will be held on 26 June. Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad said
that nomination papers would be filed from 8 to 13 May.
Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held by the Returning Officers
from 14 to 20 May.
The last date for filing of appeals regarding nomination papers is 24
May. Last date for withdrawal of candidature is June 2.
The Secretary Election Commission clarified that the candidates who
have filed Nomination Papers with the Returning Officers concerned by
the 5th of May 2008 needed not file Nomination Papers afresh.
However, the candidates who filed their Nomination Papers on the 6th
of May, will be required to file their Nomination Papers afresh.
Meanwhile, leader of the House in Senate, Raza Rabbani has held
Election Commission as solely responsible for postponement of
scheduled by-elections.
Answering the point-of -order of Haji Adeel in the Senate, he said
that government had absolutely no inkling about the by-elections being
postponed, and even the PM had expressed his ignorance about the
postponement of by-elections.
He strongly negated the statement of Election Commission, according to
which the NWFP government had advised the postponement, since these
by-elections were being held countrywide.
He announced that interior advisor had sent a report to the PM
regarding law and order situation in provinces, and whatever the
reaction of the PM, would be made public in the House.
He denied that the government had advised the postponement, and said
that even the Election Commission failed to take political leaders
into confidence over the issue.
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