{"id":35771,"date":"2013-03-20T14:58:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T12:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=35771"},"modified":"2013-03-21T14:28:21","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T12:28:21","slug":"pakistan-to-hold-elections-on-ma-11-35771","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/pakistan-to-hold-elections-on-ma-11-35771\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to hold elections on May 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pakistan-elections-2013\"<\/a>According to Pakistan president’s spokesman, \u00a0parliamentary elections in Pakistan will be held on May 11.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, March 20\/Nationalturk- \u00a0The parliamentary elections in Pakistan will be held on May 11, a presidential spokesman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president received a summary from the government asking him to announce a suitable date for the election. The president announced today that general elections to the National Assembly (Pakistan\u2019s parliament) will be held on May 11,\u201d Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari\u2019s spokesman Farhatullah Babar said.<\/p>\n

He said President announced the election date after receiving summary from the Prime Minister. \u201cThe Prime Minister had advised President to announce a suitable date for holding general elections of the National Assembly in terms of Article 48 (1) of the Constitution read with the relevant statutory provisions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s National Assembly was dissolved on March 16 after completing five years of its constitutional term. A caretaker administration will now manage the run-up to elections.<\/p>\n

Babar said section 11 (1) of Representation of the People Act 1976 reads, \u201cAs soon as may be necessary and practicable, the President makes an announcement of the date or dates on which the polls shall be taken, the Election Commission, not later than thirty days of such announcement shall, by notification in the official gazette, call upon a constituency to elect a representative or representatives\u201d.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s current setup was the country\u2019s first civilian government since independence in 1947 to complete its full term.<\/p>\n

Outgoing Parliament held 60 sessions, 521 sittings<\/h2>\n

According to Pakistani official, the outgoing National Assembly held 50 sessions and 521 sittings during which it passed 134 bills, including 18 private members\u2019 bills.<\/p>\n

The provincial assemblies in Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa were dissolved on March 19, while the Punjab Assembly is expected to follow suit today.<\/p>\n

The electoral race will be dominated by the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, opposition Pakistan Muslim League (N) led by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) led by cricketer turned politician Imran Khan.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Pakistan\u2019s Election Commission said the final election schedule will be announced after March 23.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process of collecting nomination papers will start from March 25 and will continue till March 30. All the potential candidates, who wish to contest the elections, must submit their nomination papers by March 30,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

It said it has allocated seven days to analyse the nomination papers and will submit the final list of candidates, approved for upcoming elections, on April 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny candidate who decides to withdraw from the elections can do so by April 18,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n

Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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