Bhutto submits nominations, Sharif to file on Mon

Accompanied by slogan-shouting Pakistan People8217;s Party workers, Bhutto filed her nomination papers in Karachi for a Parliamentary seat reserved for women.

She will file papers on Monday from two constituencies in Larkana, a traditional stronghold of her family in Sindh province, the PPP said.

Sharif, the head of the PML-N party who arrived nearly seven years after he was forced into exile by military ruler Pervez Musharraf, will file nominations along with his wife Kulsoom and his brother Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore tomorrow, the last day for submitting the nominations.

The APDM yesterday said it would boycott Parliamentary polls if President Pervez Musharraf did not end the emergency, restore fundamental rights and reinstate deposed judges of the Supreme Court within four days.

The APDM said it is also in talks with the PPP to convince Bhutto to boycott polls held in a state of emergency.

Bhutto, who travelled from Islamabad to Karachi after meeting PPP leaders to assess the political situation, has so far been non-committal on boycotting the election.