ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The Pakistan People’s Party has said that former deputy speaker of National Assembly Dr Ashraf Abbasi, former MNA Nawab Shabbir Chandio, Shahid Bhutto and Anwar Bhutto will receive the nomination form for the forthcoming elections on behalf of Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto from the returning officer in Larkana on Saturday.

A PPP spokesman Nazir Dhoki said on Friday that as per the official instructions nomination forms for the National and provincial assemblies can be obtained by the candidates themselves or their authorised nominees from returning officers.

The Election Commission of Pakistan had already announced the availability of nomination forms with the returning officers, which can be had for Rs10 each.

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