ECP starts removing illegal advertisement hoardings of candidates

Islamabad: Election Commission's monitoring teams have started removing illegal advertisement hoardings of candidates aspiring to participate in elections of National and Provincial assemblies.

According to an official of Election Commission of Pakistan, under ECP’s Code of Conduct, individuals and political parties are prohibited from affixing or distributing posters, handbills, pamphlets, leaflets, banners, or portraits larger than the specified sizes outlined by the ECP.

The Election Commission has also established the Election Monitoring and Control Center at provincial and district levels for swift complaint resolution.

In a related development, the ECP said that  the process of receiving appeals against acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for next general elections would conclude on Wednesday.

The decisions on these appeals would be made by the 10th of this month.  

The preliminary list of candidates will be displayed on 11th and candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by 12th of this month.

The electoral symbols will be allotted on the 13th of this month while polling for the general elections will be held on 8th of next month.