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Program & Schedule — Trade Organizations Rules 2013
| Sr. | Last Date | Election Affairs Required Under Trade Organizations Rules 2013 | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 06, 2026 (Mon) | Display of Election Schedule at the notice board of Association offices and website; dispatch to Regulator (TO) and all members through email and courier. Published by the Secretary General during the first half of July 2026. | Rule 14 (2) |
| 2 | Jul 09, 2026 (Thu) | Member companies desiring to change their representatives to intimate changes regarding the name of representatives to the Secretary General, along with necessary proof of eligibility. | Rule 18 (2) |
| 3 | Jul 10, 2026 (Fri) | Secretary General to display the provisional list of all members eligible to vote, with NTN, Sales Tax Registration (if applicable), and the name and CNIC number of their representative, at the notice board and website. | Rule 18 (3) |
| 4 | Jul 17, 2026 (Fri) | Members with objections to entries/changes in the list of voters to send objections in writing to the Secretary General. | Rule 18 (4) |
| 5 | Jul 22, 2026 (Wed) | Secretary General to intimate action on objections to entries in the list of voters or changes sent by members. | Rule 18 (5) |
| 6 | Jul 27, 2026 (Mon) | Any member aggrieved by the decision of the Secretary General may make a representation to the Election Commission. | Rule 18 (6) |
| 7 | Jul 30, 2026 (Thu) | The Election Commission decides the representation. | Rule 18 (6) |
| 8 | Aug 04, 2026 (Tue) | Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Election Commission — or where the Commission fails to decide the representation in time — may appeal to the Regulator. The Regulator’s decision shall be final. | Rule 18 (7) |
| 9 | Aug 17, 2026 (Mon) | The Regulator to decide the appeal. | Rule 18 (7) |
| 10 | Aug 19, 2026 (Wed) | Final list of voters to be displayed on the notice board and website, and submitted to the Regulator. | Rule 18 (8) |
| 11 | Aug 24, 2026 (Mon) | Persons eligible to contest for the vacant post of Member Executive Committee to send nomination papers — duly proposed and seconded by a registered voter and signed by the candidate — to the Secretary General on the prescribed form, per the Articles of Association or Rules of the TO. | Rule 18 (9) |
| 12 | Aug 25, 2026 (Tue) | Secretary General to provide a copy of the final list of voters to each contesting candidate. | Rule 18 (10) |
| 13 | Aug 26, 2026 (Wed) | Nomination papers scrutinized by the Election Commission; list of candidates displayed. | Rule 18 (11) |
| 14 | Aug 27, 2026 (Thu) | Filing of objections, if any, to the nomination of candidates, to the Election Commission. | Rule 18 (12) |
| 15 | Aug 29, 2026 (Sat) | Decision by the Election Commission. | Rule 18 (13) |
| 16 | Sep 01, 2026 (Tue) | Filing of an appeal to the Regulator by any candidate aggrieved by the decision of the Election Commission. | Rule 18 (13) |
| 17 | Sep 08, 2026 (Tue) | Decision of the appeal by the learned Regulator. This decision shall be final. | Rule 18 (13) |
| 18 | Sep 10, 2026 (Thu) | The Commission to issue the final list of candidates. | Rule 18 (14) |
| 19 | Sep 15, 2026 (Tue) | Polling at Head Office Islamabad, Lahore, Gilgit-Baltistan & Zonal Office Karachi (9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.). Counting of votes immediately after polling hours under the supervision of the polling officer, in the presence of polling agents of candidates, if any. The Election Commission to declare provisional results. | Rule 18 (15) |
| 20 | Sep 17, 2026 (Thu) | Elected EC members to send nominations for election as office bearers — duly proposed and seconded by an elected EC member and signed by the candidate — to the Election Commission. | Rule 18 (16) |
| 21 | Sep 18, 2026 (Fri) | Scrutiny of nomination papers and display of the list of candidates for office bearers. | Rule 18 (17) |
| 22 | Sep 20, 2026 (Sun) | Polling for office bearers (Chairman, Senior Vice Chairman & Vice Chairman) at TO, Islamabad. | Rule 18 (18) |
| 23 | Sep 23, 2026 (Wed) | AGM and announcement of the final election results; results announced in the annual general meeting shall be displayed at the notice board of the trade organization’s head office and regional offices. | Rule 18 (19) |
| 24 | Sep 24, 2026 (Thu) | Displaying the final result at the notice boards of offices and on the website of the trade organization. | Rule 18 (21)(a)(b) |
| 25 | Sep 28, 2026 (Mon) | Final election results to be submitted to the Regulator (7 days). | Rule 18 (21)(c) |
The Executive Committee, in its meeting on July 5, 2026, approved the appointment of a three-member Election Commission to conduct transparent elections:
Issued by the Secretary General — July 6, 2026
