*ISLAMABAD – Election Commission of Pakistan has announced schedule for thepresidential election in Pakistan to be held on September 4.*

The Election Commission of Pakistan announced on Thursday that thenomination papers for the presidential election can be filed with thepresiding officers in Islamabad and the federating units by August 27, 12noon.

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

Candidature can be withdrawn by 12 noon on August 30.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

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

The PTI emerged as major political party in National, Punjab, and KhyberPakhtunkhwa assemblies in the general election on July 25. It has alsosignificant presence in Sindh and Balochistan.

The number of seats in the national and provincial assemblies that serveas electoral college in the presidential election puts the PTI in strongposition to get its nominee elected as president of the country.