The Election Commission on Pakistan (ECP) on Friday scheduled the by-election on nine National Assembly (NA) seats vacated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The nomination papers can be submitted to the returning officer from August 10 to 13, the ECP said in a notification issued in this regard.

The election commission on August 25 will decide on all appeals against the decisions of the returning officer to accept or reject nominations. The final list of the names of the nominated candidates will be published on August 29.

The polls will be held for NA-22 Mardan-III, NA-24 Charsadda-II, NA-31 Peshawar-V, NA-45 Kurram-I, NA-108 Faisalabad-VIII, NA-118 Nankana Sahib-II, NA-237 Malir-II, NA-239 Korangi Karachi-I, NA-246 Karachi South-I.

Meanwhile, ECP has directed PTI to nominate their names for the vacant reserved seats of National Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.