ECP issues final list of presidential candidates
- By Web Desk -
- Aug 30, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a final list of the candidates for the presidential polls of the country.
PTI’s Dr. Arif Alvi, PPP-backed Aitzaz Ahsan and Maulana Fazlur Rehaman, fielded by other opposition parties, are declared to be the final presidential candidates for September 4 polls, according to the electoral body.
PTI’s Dr Arif Alvi, Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman had filed their nomination papers for the presidential polls on Monday.
The opposition led by Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) remained divided over PPP’s decision to nominate Ahsan for president causing split in the strength of the combined opposition. As a response, the grand alliance of opposition parties, excluding PPP, fielded Maulana Fazlur Rehman as their candidate.
With a divided opposition, which is otherwise formidable in numbers, the Presidential Election on September 04, will prove a cakewalk for the PTI candidate, Dr. Arif Alvi, as the opposition votes will be divided between two candidates, PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan and JUI-F chief Fazlur Rahman.