Mamnoon Hussain, presidential candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, smiles as he submits his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election Islamabad

Mamnoon Hussain, presidential candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, smiles as he submits his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election at the High Court in Islamabad July 24, 2013. Pakistan’s ruling party has chosen a former governor of the southern province of Sindh as its presidential candidate, paving the way for a sure shot victory in the presidential polls due to be held on July 30. Mamnoon Hussain, a veteran politician who has been an active member of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) since the sixties, is the front-runner for the president’s office once President Asif Ali Zardari’s term expires in September. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)