Lahore: Nomination papers of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif have been accepted from National Assembly constituency NA-130 Lahore.
According to PML-N leader Bilal Yasin, the nomination papers of the former prime minister had been accepted for upcoming general elections scheduled to take place on Feb 8 2024.
PML-N supreme leader whose conviction in Al-Azizia and other cases were suspended earlier this month, is now eligible to take part in the elections after the approval of his documents.
The ECP, in a statement, said a total of 28,026 candidates have filed nomination papers to contest elections at the national and four provincial assemblies' constituencies.
Out of them, 13,823 candidates filed nominations from Punjab, 6,498 submitted nomination papers from Sindh, 5,278 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,669 from Balochistan while 358 have filed nomination papers from federal capital Islamabad.
Meanwhile, appeals against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers can be submitted until the 3rd of January and decisions on these appeals will be made by the 10th of January.
