Historic presidential election looms for war - torn country . April 5 will see the first round of voting , with a following runoff if no candidate wins outright . On Wednesday another hopeful , Sardar Mohammad Nadir Naeem , also stepped down and backed Rassoul , giving him further momentum in the run-up to next week 's vote . Out of a field of 11 , three candidates have a realistic chance of winning . Vice President is constitutionally bound to step down .
Historic presidential election looms for war - torn country . April 5 will see the first round of voting , with a following runoff if no candidate wins outright . Out of a field of 11 , three candidates have a realistic chance of winning . Vice President is constitutionally bound to step down .