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Process for July 25 parliamentary vote begins in Pakistan

Process for July 25 parliamentary vote begins in Pakistan | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo released by the Press Information Department, President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain, center, shakes hands with new Care Taker Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, June 1, 2018. Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi seen at right. (Press Information Department, via AP)

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani candidates hoping to run for a seat in parliament in the July 25 vote have started submitting their nominations.

Monday’s development ended rumours about a possible delay in the elections that emerged last week when a court barred the election committee from accepting nominations without a clause under which candidates must declare their assets.

However, Pakistan’s chief justice set aside that ruling, allowing the nomination process to move forward.

The election will be the first time in its history that Pakistan has seen a government complete its five year-term without a military coup or a political crisis leading to the disbanding of parliament.

Former chief justice Nasir-ul-Mulk was chosen last month as caretaker prime minister pending the outcome of the July elections when a new Cabinet will be formed.

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