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      <title>ECP announces schedule of by-elections in three constituencies</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the schedule for by-elections in three key constituencies of the National and Punjab Assemblies.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the official statement, the polling is scheduled for September 18, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The by-elections will be held in&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;NA-66 Wazirabad&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;NA-129 Lahore&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;PP-87 Mianwali&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The NA-66 seat fell vacant after the disqualification of PTI MNA Ahmed Chattha, while PP-87 Mianwali was vacated due to the disqualification of Ahmed Khan Bhachar, the Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly. The NA-129 Lahore seat became vacant following the demise of MNA Mian Azhar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the ECP, nomination papers can be submitted by August 6, and a provisional list of candidates will be published on August 7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Election symbols will be allotted on August 26.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the schedule for by-elections in three key constituencies of the National and Punjab Assemblies.</strong></p>
<p>According to the official statement, the polling is scheduled for September 18, 2025.</p>
<p>The by-elections will be held in</p>
<ul>
<li>NA-66 Wazirabad</li>
<li>NA-129 Lahore</li>
<li>PP-87 Mianwali</li>
</ul>
<p>The NA-66 seat fell vacant after the disqualification of PTI MNA Ahmed Chattha, while PP-87 Mianwali was vacated due to the disqualification of Ahmed Khan Bhachar, the Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly. The NA-129 Lahore seat became vacant following the demise of MNA Mian Azhar.</p>
<p>According to the ECP, nomination papers can be submitted by August 6, and a provisional list of candidates will be published on August 7.</p>
<p>Election symbols will be allotted on August 26.</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 22:30:16 +0500</pubDate>
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