In this file photo, Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of Nawaz Sharif, leaves her Islamabad residence prior to departing the country December 10, 2000. PHOTO: REUTERS
Papers for Kulsoom Nawaz's candidacy were filed with election authorities on Friday, Sharif adviser Asif Kirmani told reporters in Lahore.
The by-election is to be held in about 45 days.
Earlier, it was decided Shehbaz Sharif will contest for the vacant parliamentary seat; however, officials said his role as chief minister of Punjab that accounts for more than half of country’s 190 million people, is more important.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has fielded Dr Yasmeen Rashid as its candidate for the constituency. She also submitted her nomination papers earlier in the day.
Dr. Yasmeen Rashid has submitted nomination papers of #Na120 Today with her team in Election Office pic.twitter.com/qxqadqxoSL
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