PML-N secretary-general Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday stated that the Pakistan Democratic Motion (PDM) would collectively contest by-elections.
Talking to media in Lahore, Iqbal hoped that the PDM’s member events would provide “complete support” throughout by-elections on seats that have been received by the PML-N.
“We have decided not to field a candidate in Sindh for by-elections on seats that were won by the PPP,” he added.
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Just a few days earlier, the leaders of the 11-party alliance had introduced that events which are part of the PDM would participate within the by-polls, however a choice associated to the Senate elections shall be taken later.
The event comes solely days earlier than the by-polls are set to happen on two Nationwide Meeting and 5 provincial assemblies’ seats.
By-polls for Sindh Meeting’s PS-43 (Sanghar III) and PS-88 (Malir II) and Balochistan Meeting’s PB-20 (Pishin III) shall be held on February 16, 2021, whereas the voters in NA-45 (Kurram I) and NA-75 (Sialkot IV) and Punjab Meeting’s PP-51 (Gujranwala I) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Meeting’s PK-63 (Nowshera III) will elect their representatives on February 19, 2021.
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Schedule for Sindh and Balochistan assemblies:
December 22: Public discover to be issued by the Returning Officer
December 23 to twenty-eight: Submitting of nomination papers
December 29: Publication of names of nominated candidates
January 4, 2021: Final date for scrutiny of the nomination papers by RO
January 8, 2021: Final date for submitting of appeals towards RO selections
January 14, 2021: Final date for deciding appeals by the Appellate Tribunal
January 15, 2021: Publication of revised record of candidates
January 16, 2021: Final date for withdrawal of candidature and publication of revised record of candidates
January 17, 2021: Allotment of election image
February 16, 2021: Polling day
Schedule for NA, Punjab and KP seats:
December 24: Public discover to be issued by the Returning Officer
December 25 to twenty: Submitting of nomination papers
December 31: Publication of names of nominated candidates
January 6, 2021: Final date for scrutiny of the nomination papers by RO
January 11, 2021: Final date for submitting of appeals towards RO selections
January 18, 2021: Final date for deciding appeals by the Appellate Tribunal
January 19, 2021: Publication of revised record of candidates
January 20, 2021: Final date for withdrawal of candidature and publication of revised record of candidates
January 21, 2021: Allotment of election image
February 19, 2021: Polling day