ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken importantdecision after the verdict of the Lahore High Court.
ECP will not issue the nomination papers from Saturday, contrary to itsprevious announcement, because of a Lahore High Court (LHC) ruling whichrecommends certain changes in the papers.
The LHC on Friday said that the information sought from the intendingcandidates in the nomination papers was insufficient. The court asked theECP to improve the questionnaire about the assets of the candidates.
The ECP held a meeting and decided not to issue the nomination papers onSaturday. The ECP would hold another meeting on Saturday to discuss thechanges recommended by the LHC.
On Thursday, the commission had issued a draft of the code of conduct forthe forthcoming general elections in which they cautioned against the useof abusive language against opponents during campaigning as it would beconsidered a corrupt practice.