ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced by-polls on NA-120 (Lahore) for September 17.

As per the schedule issued by ECP on Tuesday, the nomination papers may be submitted between August 10 and 12. Scrutiny of the papers will be held between August 15 and 17, while final list of the candidates will be issued on August 26.

The NA-120 (Lahore) seat was left vacant following Nawaz Sharif?s disqualification from public office. ECP denotified Nawaz Sharif on July 28 as a member of the National Assembly.

"The Election Commission of Pakistan hereby de-notifies Mohammad Nawaz Sharif as Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency No. NA-120 Lahore-III with immediate effect," read the ECP notification.

The judges had ruled that the prime minister failed to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables constituting assets from UAE-based Capital FZE in his nomination papers for the 2013 elections, saying that this meant he was not 'honest' and 'truthful', as per the Constitution.