Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan Joins Presidential Race

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Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan joins presidential race

Save Judiciary Committee nominated Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan as a presidential candidate.

Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 20th August, 2018) Pakistani atomic scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, hailed as a national hero, has also joined the presidential race.

According to media reports, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan is also a candidate for election for the president of election.

Reports further said that the nomination papers received by Save Judiciary Committee nominated Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan as a presidential candidate.

Abdul Rasheed Qureshi received Dr Abdul Qadeer’s nomination papers, media reports said.

The Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf (PTI) has nominated Dr Arif Alvi as presidential candidate while Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has nominated Aitzaz Ahsan for the post.

Incumbent President Mamnoon Hussain will complete his tenure on September 8 while the Election Commission of Pakistan announced on Thursday that the presidential election will be held on September 4.

According to the schedule issued by the electoral body, nomination papers for the presidential polls can be filed with the presiding officers in Islamabad and the four provinces by 12pm on August 27.

Scrutiny of the nomination papers will be conducted on August 29.

Candidature can be withdrawn by 12 noon on August 30. The list of validated candidates will be published the same day at 1pm.

Voting for the presidential election will be held in the National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies from 10am to 4pm on September 4.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses