ISLAMABAD, Aug 6: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that it had so far received documents from 74 political parties including Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians for registration.

Pakistan Muslim League (QA) has so far not approached the Election Commission for registration. The last date for the submission of the document is Aug 12.

The Election Commission on Tuesday received documents from seven political parties. On Monday it had received similar documents from 50 political parties. Seventeen more political parties had submitted their documents before Monday as the PPO had been in the field from June 28, 2002.

Six factions of Pakistan Muslim League, minus PML(QA) have so far submitted the documents for registration. Three factions of Pakistan Peoples Party, PPP(Parliamentarians), PPP (SB) and PPP (Sherpao) have sought registration.

The political parties which have so far submitted the documents in the Election Commission, are Awami National Party, MWNIKA, Pak Wattan Party, Tehrik-i-Istiqlal, Shan-i-Pakistan, Pakistan Awami Party, Jamat-i-Islami, Balochistan National Congress, Islami Siyasi Tehreek, Islami Tehreek Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Labour Party of Pakistan, Balochistan National Movement, Pakistan Maqsad Hemayat Party, Saraiki Sooba Movement, Qandeel Party of Pakistan, National Muslim League (Mohasiba Group), Pakistan Awami Tehrike-i-Inqilab, Pakistan Progressive Party, Mohajir Ittehad Tehrik Pakistan, Progressive Democratic Party Balochistan, Sindh National Front, Muttahida Majlise Amal, Pakistan Pakhthoonkhwa Milli Awami Party, Pakistan Ittehad Tehreek, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Pakistan, Balochistan National Party, Punjab National Front, Jamhoori Watan Party, Pakistan Muslim League(N), Sunni Tehreek, Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum Group), Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto), Afghan National Party, Pakistan Worker Party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nazriyat Group), Jamiat-i- Ulema Pakistan (Niazi Group), Pakistan Muslim League (Qasim), Pakistan Jamhuri Aman Party, Pakistan Gharib Party, Balochistan National Democratic Party, Awami Hamayat Tehreek Pakistan, Tehrek-i-Hussainia Pakistan, Sindh Democratic Alliance, Pakistan Awami Tehrik, Markazi Jamiat-i-Ahl-i-Hadees Pakistan, Pakistan Popular Republican Party, Pakhtoonkha Qaumi Party, Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party, National Awami Party Pakistan, Tehrik-i- Musawat, Awami Qiadat Party, Pakistan Saraiki Party, Azmat-i-Islam Movement, Pakistan Muslim League (J), Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Pakistan Muslim League (Qasim Group), Swabi Qaumi Muhaz, Tameer-i-Pakistan Party, Jamiat Ulema Islam, Markazi Jamiat Ulema Pakistan, Jamote Qaumi Movement, Balochistan National Party (Awami), Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Noorani), Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao), Kakar Jamhoori Party Pakistan, Qaumi Jamhoori Party, Communist Mazdoor Kisan Party, Pakistan Hum Wattan Party, Pakistan People’s Party (Parliamentarians), Tehreek Wafaq Pakistan, Markazi Jamaat Ahl-i-Hadith Pakistan, Millat Party, and Jamiat Mashiakh Pakistan.

The parties failing to fulfil the requirement of Political Parties Order 2002, will not be entitled to election symbols in the forthcoming General Elections 2002.

The political parties are required to submit documents, including certificates of intra party polls, amended party constitutions in the light of Political Parties Order 2002, and audited reports, showing their expenses, till Aug 12.

The EC after examining the documents would announce which party fulfilled the requirements for registration. The documents of the parties, which met the requirement, would be published in the official gazette.

The Election Commission is empowered to return the documents if those were not in conformity with the PPO’s provisions.

SYMBOLS:#/ The Election Commission has issued the final list of election symbols to be used in the elections, APP adds.