HYDERABAD: The returning officers for three constituencies of the National Assembly and six of the Sindh Assembly have issued the election symbols to 148 validly nominated candidates here on Saturday.
According to details, the symbols had been issued after completion of the process of withdrawal of the candidates on June 29. As many as 7 candidates contesting from NA 225, 14 from NA 226 and 12 from NA 227 constituencies of the National Assembly had been allotted the symbols.
For the 6 seats of the Sindh Assembly, the symbols had been given to 14 candidates of PS 62, 14 of PS 63, 23 of PS 64, 25 of PS 65, 21 of PS 66 and 18 of PS 67 valid.
The prominent candidates for NA 225 include Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Syed Tariq Hussain Shah, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's Khawand Bux Jahejo and Grand Democratic Alliance's (GDA) Naheed Khan, among others.The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's former MPA Sabir Hussain Qaimkhani, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal's (MMA) Tahir Majeed, PPP's Ali Muhammad Sahito and PTI's Zulfiqar Halepoto, besides other candidates, are contesting from NA 226.Likewise, Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan's ex-MNA Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair, MQM-P's former MNA Salahuddin and MMA's Karamat Ali Rajput are being considered the leading candidates in NA 227.
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