34 candidates of various political parties file nomination paper for senate poll from KP

PESHAWAR: As many as 34 candidates have submitted nomination papers for 11 seats of Senate elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the last date of nomination papers as election was schedule on March 3.

According to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), as against seven general seats being fallen vacant in mid March this year 20 candidates have filed papers to contest the polls.

PTI top the list of the candidates with seven nomination papers including Muhammad Ayub, Khial Zaman, Fida Muhammad, Faisal Javaid, Abdul Latif Yousafzai, Zafar Ullah Khattak and Ali Khan.

Similarly, PMLN fielded four candidates for general seats. They are: Ali Afzal Khan Jadoon, Haji Dildar Khan, Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah and Muhammad Qasim Shah.

The PPPP has fielded two candidates for general seats including, Faisal Sakhi Butt and Bahramand Khan and ANP gave ticket to Masood Abbas. The JUIF awarded ticket to Gul Nasib Khan and Muhammad Talha Mehmood for the general seats.

JI fielded Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Abdul Wasay for general seats in KP and Muhammad Ghaufran has been nominated by QWP for general seat.

As against the two seats reserved for women eight candidates have filed the papers including Mehr Taj Roghani and Noreen Farooq of PTI. PMLN has given ticket to Raeesa Dawood and Sobia Shahid. Whereas ANP, JUIF, PPPP and QWP fielded one candidate each included Naeema Kishwar (JUIF), Rubina Khalid (PPPP), Shagufta Malik (ANP) and Anisa Zeb Tahir Kheli (QWP).

Similary, six candidates are in run for two technocrat and Ulema seats. PTI give ticke to Azam Khan Swati and Abdul Latif Yoisafzai. JUIF and PMLN fielded Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh and Dilawar Khan respectively.

Moulana Sami Ul Haq and Nasir Khan are contesting election in independent capacity against the technocrat and Ulema seats.