NA-120 by-election on Sept 17: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced by-polls on Lahore's NA-120 constituency for September 17.

As per the schedule issued by the ECP on Tuesday, the nomination papers may be submitted between August 10 and 12. 

The scrutiny of the papers will be held between August 15 and 17, while the final list of candidates will be issued on August 26.

The seat was left vacant following Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification from public office. The ECP denotified Nawaz on July 28 as a Member of the National Assembly.

"The Election Commission of Pakistan hereby de-notifies Mohammad Nawaz Sharif as Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency No. NA-120 Lahore-III with immediate effect," read the ECP notification.

The Supreme Court had ruled that the prime minister failed to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables constituting assets from UAE-based Capital FZE in his nomination papers for the 2013 elections, saying that this meant he was not 'honest' and 'truthful', as per the Constitution.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will be fielding Yasmin Rashid, who lost the previous election to Nawaz Sharif in the same constituency, for the by-election.