Voting underway to elect Pakistan’s 14th President

ISLAMABAD – Secret voting for the election of Pakistan’s next president gets underway in the National Assembly (NA), the Senate and all four provincial assemblies on Saturday.

PPP leader Asif Zardari being the favourite candidate to get the top spot as he is facing Mahmood Khan Achakzai.

Newly elected Members of National Assembly and Senators are exercising their right to votetoday in joint session of the parliament to elect a new President.

Chief Election Commissioner will be the Returning Officer RO for the presidential election.

Pakistan’s electoral watchdog announced that the election to pick the 14th President will be held at the National Assembly and all the provincial assemblies from 10:00 am-4:00 pm.

PML-N and PPP-led six-party alliance picked former president Asif Zardari for the coveted post.

Meanwhile, Mahmood Achakzai was named as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and SIC candidate for the President slot. Independent candidates bagged 93 NA seats.