Potential candidates throng RO offices.

BAHAWALPUR -- A large number of potential candidates, most of them belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, (PTI), visited the offices of over 30 returning officers (ROs), to collect nomination papers for the upcoming election for the Punjab Assembly seats in the three districts of Bahawalpur division.

Bahawalpur Regional Election Commissioner, Mian Muhmammad Shahid told Dawn that on the first day of the filing of the nomination papers, a majority of potential candidates approached ROs offices in Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan, to collect the relevant forms.

He said a few intending candidates also filed their nomination papers the same day.

Mr Shahid expected a rush of potential candidates at the respective ROs offices on Tuesday (today), the last day for filing the nomination papers.

Dawn has learnt from different ROs offices that a majority of the visiting potential candidates belonged to the PTI, followed by those of the PML-N and the PPP.

Local sources said that the party tickets of most of the potential candidates were under consideration by their respective leaderships.

Meanwhile, many of the potential candidates, particularly of the PTI, visited the ROs' offices in procession of their supporters dancing to drumbeat.

After the last date for filing the nomination...

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