VIDEO: PPP's Javed Nagori reaches RO office on donkey cart to file nomination papers

Pakistan People's Party leader Javed Nagori reached the RO Office on a donkey cart to submit his nomination papers. 

Javed Nagori, the PPP Karachi Division general secretary along with supporters of the party arrived at the office on a donkey cart.

The Election Commission of Pakistan’s deadline for filing nomination papers for the February 8 general election expired on Sunday and currently the scrutiny of the papers is underway.

Pakistan is set to hold general elections on February 8.

Returning officers will examine the nomination papers from Dec 25 to Dec 30, as specified in the schedule.

The ECP is currently scrutinising the nomination papers filed by the candidates with the stage set to culminate on December 30 (Saturday).

Meanwhile, appeals against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers can be submitted by January 3, and decisions on these appeals will be made by January 10.

The top electoral body will issue the list of candidates on January 11, with candidates having the option to withdraw until January 12 i.e., before the ECP allots electoral symbol on January 13.

As per the data shared by the ECP, a total of 459 and 1,365 nomination papers have been received by the electoral body for the reserved seats for national and provincial legislature, respectively.

Meanwhile, on the reserved seats for non-muslims, 361 men and 32 women have submitted their nomination papers for provincial assemblies. For national assembly seats, the number stands at 140 and 10, respectively.