Selection of candidates finalized

Only a few weeks ago, there was a state of uncertainty around the possibility of general elections. Sunday night’s nominations for the federal and provincial legislatures came to an end with prominent members of the major political parties submitting their candidatures. Parties are expected to transition to election mode from this point on, which necessitates them telling voters about their platform for Pakistan’s advancement. The fact that the majority of mainstream parties—apart from Jamaat-i-Islami—have not yet made their electoral manifestos public raises concerns in this regard. In the meanwhile, the legitimacy of the voting process is crucial, as these writers have discussed.