APPLICATION FOR SYMBOL BEFORE 3-12-07
Islamabad, the 28th November, 2007.- Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan has said that applications were invited by the Election Commission from the political parties for allocation of symbols to reach on/or before 28th November, 2007. Today is the last date for receipt of such applications. The applications so received shall be placed before the Election Commission in its meeting to be held on 3rd December, 2007.
2. The Secretary, Election Commission has added that after allocation of symbols to the political parties, list of political parties together with their symbols so allotted to them will be transmitted to all the Returning Officers appointed for the National Assembly as well as Provincial Assemblies constituencies. The Returning Officers shall allocate symbols to the candidates on 15th December, 2007 to the party candidates from the said list and to the independent candidates from the remaining symbols other than the party symbols.
3. Knwar Dilshad further said that in order to facilitate the Returning Officers to award party symbols to the candidates belonging to different political parties, all the political parties are advised to issue party tickets to their candidates under the signatures of the Chairman or President, as the case may be, or authorize (in writing) any person to sign the party tickets on behalf of the leadership of the political party under intimation to this Commission so that all the Returning Officers are informed.