PTI Chief Imran sets eligibility parameters for the general elections

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) unveiled a detailed procedure for the screening of party candidates – from submission of eligible applications to selection criteria and deadlines for final announcement of the successful contestants for the general elections.

The meeting chaired by PTI chairman Imran Khan was called in Bani Gala and was attended by members of parliamentary boards of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Islamabad, and FATA.

An official statement issued read that, honesty, sincerity to the party, ability to contest and win election were declared as the four basic and much-needed qualities that a candidate would be evaluated on.

Submission of a fee that sums up to to Rs50, 000 is mandatory for applicants applying for provincial assembly ticket, while Rs100, 000 would be due for national assembly seat applicants.

A PTI spokesperson claimed that the board meeting decided to start process of finalization of eligible party candidates for the 2018 general elections. He stated that PTI was the first party in the country that has decided to introduce online system to award party tickets and make online documentation of the particulars of applicants.

The meeting also discussed in detail the procedure regarding final selection of candidates for the assemblies.

However, the parliamentary board’s meeting is scheduled on 14^th and 15^th of April to review the applications of candidates belonging to Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) respectively.

Followed by this, another meeting will be held on the 17^th and 18^th of April to evaluate applications of candidates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) respectively. Likewise, the board would review the applications of candidates from Sindh and Balochistan too on 20^th and 25^th of April, respectively.

The PTI spokesperson said that all applications would be reviewed on merit and on the parameters pinned by the board. He further said that parliamentary panel would shortlist the candidates and Khan will give final approval of the shortlisted candidates.

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