| 130 cleared to contest on 39 Senate seats as 11 return uncontested | | | |
With 11 candidates from Sindh province already declared returned uncontested by the Provincial Election Commissioner, now 130 are in the run against 39 Senate seats from federal capital, FATA, Punjab, NWFP and Balochistan.
Returning Officers rejected nomination papers of 17 candidates with three nomination papers from federal capital, 11 from Punjab, one from NWFP and two from Balochistan.
Meanwhile, all 34 nomination papers from FATA against four Senate seats were accepted.
According to details provided to APP by the Election Commission on completion of scrutiny process Sunday afternoon, for Islamabad, nomination papers of six out of total nine candidates were accepted against two Senate seats with one each; general and seat reserved for women.
In Punjab, nomination papers of 18 candidates were accepted against seven general and two each seats reserved for women and ulema/technocrats while 11 nomination papers were rejected.
In Sindh, 11 candidates had filed nomination papers against 11 seats from the province and all of them have already been declared returned uncontested by the Provincial Election Commissioner.
From NWFP, nomination papers of 23 candidates against seven general and two each seats reserved for women and technocrats were accepted as papers of only one candidate were rejected.
In Balochistan, nomination papers of 49 candidates were found in order against seven general and two each seats reserved for women and ulema/technocrats. Only two candidates faced rejection.
According to details, from Islamabad nomination papers of Nayyar Bukhari (PPPP), Malik Shujah‑ur‑Rehman (PML‑N) and Zahid Ali Khan of PML‑Q were accepted against general and against seat reserved for women, nomination papers of Dr. Saeeda Iqbal (PPPP), Ms. Naseema Mazhar (PML‑N) and Shahida Qadeer, an Independent candidate were accepted.
From Punjab, the nomination papers of Raja Zafar‑ul‑Haq (PML‑N), Syed Zafar Ali Shah (PML‑N), Mushahid Ullah Khan (PML‑N), Pervaiz Rashid (PML‑N), Muhammad Jehangir Badar (PPPP), Salah‑ud‑Din Dogar (PPPP), Aurangzeb Shafi Burki (PPPP), Mian Ijaz‑ul‑Hassan (PPPP) and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (PML) were accepted against seven general seats.
Nomination papers of Begum Najma Hameed (PML‑N), Zakia Khan (PML‑N), Shahida Jabeen (PPPP), Syeda Sughra Imam (PPPP) and Razina Alam Khan (PML) were accepted against two seats reserved for women.
For two seats reserved for ulema/technocrats from Punjab, nomination papers of Prof. Sajid Mir (PML‑N), Muhammad Kazim Khan (PPPP), Dr Muhammad Akbar Khwaja (PPPP) and Mushahid Hussain Sayed were accepted.
Those who returned uncontested from Sindh include Babar Khan Ghauri (MQM), Abdul Haseeb Khan (MQM), Moula Baksh Chandio (PPPP), Islamuddin Sheikh (PPPP), Gul Muhammad Lot (PPPP), Syed Faisal Raza Abidi (PPPP) and Dr. Khatu Mal (PPPP).
Against the seats reserved for ulema/technocrats, Farooq Hameed Naek (PPPP) and Abdul Rehman Malik (PPPP) and against seats reserved for women, Shirala Malik (MQM) and Almas Perveen (PPPP) were declared returned uncontested.
From NWFP, nomination papers of Muhammad Zahid Khan (ANP), Muhammad Ali Tarakai (IND), Abdul Nabi Bangash (ANP), Gulzar Ahmed Khan (PPPP), Waqar Ahmed Khan (PPPP), Haji Mohammad Adeel (ANP), Abdul Jalil Jan (MMA, JUI‑F), Sardar Ali Khan (PPPP), Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan (PML), Iqbal Zafar Jhagra (PML‑N) and Haji Ghulam Ali (JUI‑F) were found in order against seven general seats.
Similarly, for two women seats, nomination papers of five candidates; Farah Aqil (ANP), Farhat Abbas (PPPP), Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli (PPP‑S), Shahida Begum (JUI‑F) and Saeeda Ilyas (PML‑N) were accepted and against two seats reserved for ulema/technocrats the nomination papers of Ali Gohar Khan (IND), Obaidullah Anwar (MMA, JUI‑F), Iqbal Zafar Jhagra (PML‑N), Abdul Raziq (PML‑N), Abdul Jamil Khan (Dr.A.J. Khan) (IND), Afrasiab Khattak (ANP) and Syed Sardar Hussain were accepted.
From Balochistan, the nomination papers of Mir Muhammad Ali (BNP‑A), Khudai Dad Khan (ANP), Malik Muhammad Yar Khan (ANP), Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hassani (IND), Sheikh Nasrullah Jan (IND), Izhar Khan Khosa (IND), Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran (IND), Nawabzada Muhammad Akbar Magsi (IND), Mir Shahiq Khan Domki (IND), Haider Khan Nasir (IND), Mir Wali Muhammad Badini (IND), Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani (JUI‑F), Hafiz Hamdullah Saboor (JUI‑F), Manzoor Ahmed Mengal (JUI‑F), Mir Changez Khan Jamali (IND), Muhammad Asadullah Khan (IND), Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo (NP), Nawabzada Mir Haji Lashkari Raisani (PPPP), Sabir Ali Baloch (PPPP), Aurangzeb Alamgir Magsi (PPPP), Sardar Tahir Hussain Khan Advocate (PPPP), Haji Abdullah Musazai (PPPP), Muhammad Usman Badini (IND) and Naseebullah Achakzai (PML‑Q) were accepted against seven general seats.
For two seats reserved for women, nomination papers of Rehana Javed (ANP), Farida Kakar (ANP), Noor Jehan Panezai (PML), Kalsoom Perveen (PML), Hafiza Anjum (JUI‑F), Bibi Salma (JUI‑F), Agha Pari Gul Syeda (PML), Yasmin Marri (IND), Roshan Khursheed Bharocha (PML), Farah Shah (IND), Salma Saeed (IND), Shahnaz Umarani (IND), Suriya Amiruddin (PPPP), Hinna (PPPP), Samina (BNP‑A) and Kauser
Naheed (IND) were accepted and for two seats reserved for ulema/ technocrats, nomination papers of Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri (JUI‑F), Mufti Abdul Sattar (JUI‑F), Malik Sikandar Khan (JUI), Muhammad Hamayun Khan (IND), Saeed Ahmed (BNP), Noor Jahan Panezai (PML), Mian Saifullah Paracha (PPPP), Malik Mumtaz Hussain Mahfooz Advocate (PPPP) and Engineer Basant Lal Gulshan (IND) were accepted.
For FATA, nomination papers of all 34 candidates were found in order, who were also issued symbols. These candidates along with symbols are; Dr. Abdul Qadir (Fan), Haji Khan (Inkpot with Pen), Farhad Shabab Afridi (Gun), Abdul Malik Qadri (Bus), Shah Jee Gul Scooter), Prof ® Abdul Ghafar Khan Ghafoor (Elephant), Laiq Hussain Turi (Stag), Nasir Khan (Takhti), Qismat Khan Wazir (Sparrow), Syed Fazal Abbas Mian (Crown), Mohammed Idrees Khan Safi
(Bunch of Grapes), Irfanullah (teapot), Syed Javed Hassain (Tonga), Haji Gul Afridi (Truck), Abbas Khan Afridi (Tap), Habib Malik (Leaf), Fakhar Zaman Khan (Cot), Shoaib Hassan (Spectacles), Zafar Khan Afridi (Ring), Eng. Malik Rashid Ahmed (Cup and Saucer), Hidayatullah (Wrist Watch), Mohammed Shoaib (Parrot), Bismillah Khan (Torch), Habib‑ur‑Rehman (Telephone), Moulana Shams‑ur‑Rehman (Tumbler), Mohammed Ihsanullah (Loud Speaker), Syed Mohammed Jawad (Pomegranate), Ghulam Haider Wazir (Bowl), Abdul Wadood Khan (Boat), Mohammed Iftikhar Zafar (Jug), Sahibzada Abdul Salam Sherani (Waist Coat), Nawabzada Mohammed Shah (Clock), Syed Mohammed Hussain (Flower Pot) and Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq (Slate).
With completion of scrutiny process, candidates can appeal against the decisions of Returning Officers with the tribunals while the date for withdrawal of candidature would be February 21. Final list of candidates would be displayed on February 22 and election would be held on March 04, 2007.
