One seat: ECP issues schedule for by-elections in PK-86, Swat-VII

Awami National Party allots <br /> party ticket to Adalat Khan.

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) office announced the complete schedule for by-elections for PK-86 Swat-VII on Wednesday. April 24 has been decided as the date for the by-polls in the constituency.

A press release issued by the office stated that the candidates can submit their nomination papers with the provincial election commission office from March 13 to March 14.

The scrutiny of nomination papers will begin on March 17 and continue till March 19. Appeals against the acceptance and rejection of applications have to be submitted on March 26. These appeals will be decided by April 1.

The K-P election commission further confirmed that the candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations by April 3; the final list of candidates for the one K-P Assembly seat will be published on the same day.

The ECP has appointed Swat District and Sessions Judge Shaukatullah Shah and civil judge Khwazakhela as the district returning and returning officers (RO) respectively. Karim Khan, the deputy DEO, has been appointed as Assistant RO.

Quick draw

The Awami National Party (ANP) has allotted its ticket to candidate Adalat Khan for the Swat by-polls on Wednesday. According to a press release issued by the party from the Bacha Khan Markaz, ANP had received 10 applications for the party ticket.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Azam Swati, while adressing a worker’s convention in Khwazakhela, announced a party ticket for Dr Haider Ali.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 13^th, 2014.