ISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) has officially nominated Mamnoon Hussain as its nominee in the presidential election. Later, he submitted his nomination papers in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
Pakistan Peoples Party's candidate Senator Raza Rabbani has also submitted his nomination papers. Earlier, the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Balochistan National Party - Awami (BNP-A) declared their support for the nomination of the senior PPP leader.
The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) candidate Justice Wajihuddin also submitted his nomination papers in the Sindh High Court (SHC).
According to DawnNews, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has decided not to field a candidate in the election and is likely to be supporting another party's candidate in the presidential polls.
As per the schedule, the scrutiny process will take place on July 26. The candidates will have the option of withdrawal of nomination papers on July 27 and the final list of candidates will also be issued on the same day. Polling for the presidential office is scheduled to be held on July 30.
Senior PML-N leaders had earlier told Dawn that the former governor of Sindh was the front-runner among the party’s shortlisted candidates, followed by PM’s adviser on foreign affairs and national security Sartaj Aziz and former chief justice of Pakistan Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui.
Keeping in view the position of the electoral college, the ruling party’s nominee is expected to emerge as the winner.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered for the presidential election to be held on July 30, following the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that it would not give a new date for the polls.
