Senate by-elections on six vacant seats on March 14: ECP

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has unveiled the schedule for conducting elections to fill six vacant Senate seats, with the voting set for March 14.

According to the ECP, six seats had become vacant, comprising one in Islamabad, two in Sindh, and three in Balochistan, due to Senate members being elected to other legislative bodies.

According to the schedule, collection of nomination papers will take place on March 2 and 3. Lists of candidates are set to be published on March 3, with scrutiny of nomination papers to be finalized by March 5.

The appeals regarding the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers will be heard on March 7 and resolved by March 9. A revised list of candidates will be issued on March 9, after which candidates can withdraw their nomination papers until March 10. Polling is scheduled for March 14.

Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri have vacated their Senate seats after being elected as members of the National Assembly. Nisar Ahmed Khoro and Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar have been elected as members of the provincial assembly of Sindh, while Prince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai and Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti have become members of the Balochistan Assembly.