Pakistan lawmakers voting to elect 13th president
Tehran (KNA) - Voting in Pakistan’s parliament and four provincial assemblies has gone underway to elect the country’s 13th president, following general elections in July that brought former cricket star Imran Khan to power as prime minister.
The presidential polling began on Tuesday morning and will continue until afternoon local time.
Pakistan's ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), has officially nominated Arif Alvi as the presidential candidate, while rival Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has named Aitzaz Ahsan for the largely ceremonial post.
The third candidate, Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, has also been named as the joint nominee of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), four smaller parties.
Source: PressTV