301 NOMINATION PAPERS FILED FOR ELECTION TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AS WELL AS PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES IN SWAT & SHANGLA DISTRICTS OF NWFP AND KURRAM/NORTH WAZIRISTAN AGENCIES OF FATAs.
---------SECRETARY ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
Islamabad, the 7th December, 2007.—Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan has informed that in view of law and order situation in the areas of Swat and Shangla Districts of NWFP and Kurram/North Waziristan Agencies of FATAs, the Election Commission had extended the period for filing of nomination papers, which has come to an end on the 6th December, 2007 at 12:00 Midnight.
2. The Secretary, Election Commission further informed that the position with regard to filing of Nomination Papers with the Returning Officers by the candidates in two National Assembly Constituencies with seven Provincial Assembly Constituencies of Swat District and one National Assembly Constituency with two Provincial Assembly Constituencies of Shangla District as well as two National Assembly Constituencies of Kurram Agency and one National Assembly Constituency of North Waziristan Agency is as under:
No. & Name of Constituency No. of Nomination Papers filed
Swat District
NA-29 Swat-I = 18
NA-30 Swat-II = 29
PF-80 Swat-I = 13
PF-81 Swat-II = 13
PF-82 Swat-III = 12
PF-83 Swat-IV = 19
PF-84 Swat-V = 16
PF-85 Swat-VI = 17
PF-86 Swat-VII = 16
Shangla District
NA-31 Shangla = 14
PF-87 Shangla-I = 26
PF-88 Shangla-II = 20
KURRAM AGENCY
NA-37 Tribal Area-II = 37
NA-38 Tribal Area-III = 26
NORTH WAZIRISTAN AGENCY
NA-40 Tribal Area-V = 25
3. Kanwar Dilshad added that the Scrutiny of Nomination Papers will be taken up by the Returning Officers on 07-12-2007 & 08-12-2007, while last for filing of appeals against decisions of the Returning Officers rejecting/accepting nomination papers has been fixed by the Election Commission as 12-12-2007 in respect of the said constituencies.