ISLAMABAD: Three candidates including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Dr Arif Alvi, Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Monday filed their nomination papers for the presidential polls.
With the deadline, of submitting nomination papers, ending in noon, PTI’s presidential candidate Dr. Alvi submitted his nomination papers at Sindh High Court (SHC), whereas, following the row between PPP and PML-N, Aitzaz Ahsan submitted his nomination papers in Islamabad High Court (IHC) as PPP-backed candidate. On the other hand, the grand alliance of opposition parties, excluding PPP, has fielded Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who also submitted his papers in IHC.
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.
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 in two candidates, PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan and JUI-F chief Fazlur Rahman.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s nominee for the office of president Dr. Arif Alvi has said that PTI will win the presidential election with majority and urged the opposition to withdraw the candidate in his favour.
