The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the schedule of the election of the president of Pakistan.

According to the schedule the polling for the election will take place on March 9 from 10 am to 4 pm in the parliament house and all four provincial assemblies.

Nomination papers for the candidacy can be submitted till March 2 and will be scrutinised on March 4.

Candidates will be allowed to withdraw nomination papers till March 5 after which a final list of candidates will be published.

The chief election commissioner himself will be the returning officer for the elections while returning officers will be announced for each assembly.

Islamabad High Court’s chief justice will be the PO in Senate and National Assembly, provincial chief justices will be POs in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.

However, the member election will be the PO in Punjab.