296 candidates file nomination papers in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: More than 296 candidates, including nine women belonging to various political parties and independents have submitted their nomination papers for five National Assembly and 14 provincial assembly seats in the provincial metropolis.

As per the data released by offices of returning officers, 57 candidates of various political parties submitted their nomination papers for five National Assembly seats of the provincial metropolis.

Similarly, more than 239 candidates filed nomination papers for 14 seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in the Peshawar city.

For NA-27, Peshawar, 13 candidates including three woman candidates have filed their nomination papers including Shakeel Abid, Sidra Qadeem, Faqir Muhammad, Noor Alam Khan from PTI, Ghulam Ali from MMA, Asma Alamgir from PPP, Amjad Ali, Sobia Shahid from PML-N, Naveed Ali, Iftikhar Ahmad, Arbab Zarak Khan, Tahir Nadeem and Arshad Ahmad Khan.

For NA-28, nine candidates submitted papers including Ikramullah, Sabir Hussain Awan from MMA, Muhammad Intikhab Khan, Muhammad Daud Khan Burki, Shafi Akbar, Arbab Amir Ayub from PTI, Taimur Salim Khan Jhagra, Farhan Zafar and Arbab Muhammad Usman Khan.

For NA-29, 10 candidates are Muhammad Shafiq, Sifatullah, Mufti Naeem Jan from MMA, Shah Farman from PTI, Nasir Khan Musazai from PTI, Asad Gulzar from PTI, Arbab Kamal Ahmad from ANP, Ghazanfar Ali, Ameer Muqam from PML-N and Ibadullah.

For NA-30, seven candidates include Muhammad Aamgir Khalil, Malik Haider Khan, Muhammad Tariq Arbab, Amanullah, Ubaidur Rehman, Khalid Masood and Arbab Najeebullah Khan.

For NA-31, 18 candidates have filed papers: Ghulam Ahmad Bilour from ANP, Ilyas Ahmad, Haroon Bashir Bilour from ANP, Muhammad Sadiqur Rehman Paracha from MMA, Aurangzeb Khan, Ziaullah Afridi from PPP, Muhammad Saqqaf Yasir, Shaukat Ali from PTI, Malik Muhammad Nadeem, Yasmeen, Muhammad Khursheed Khan, Akhunzada Irfanullah Shah, Samad Mursalin, Shaukat Ali, Gul Rehman, Muhammad Saeed Butt, Rooh Ullah and Noor Hussain.

For PK-66, 18 candidates filed papers including Azmat Khan, Syed Liaqat Hussain Shah, Hashmat Khan, Saifullah Khan, Mehmood Jan, Amjad Ali, Liaqat Ali Khan, Arbab Shehryar, Muhammad Hashim Babar, Abdul Ghafoor, Saifullah Khan, Raheela Sohail, Syed Abbas Ali Shah, Kiramatullah Khan, Ajmal Shah, Iftikhar Ahmad, Wisal Khan and Muhammad Saeed Jan.

For PK-67, 16 candidates filed papers including Malik Naseem Ahmad Khan, Razaullah Khan, Abdul Haseeb, Aurangzeb Khan, Insaf Khan, Arbab Muhammad Waseem Khan, Asif Iqbal Daudzai, Syed Abdul Wahab, Saleem Khan, Muhammad Shafi, Fazlullah, Shehzad Khan, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Noor Akbar, Liaqat Ali Khan and Muhammad Alam.

For PK-68, 15 candidates filed papers including Mazhar Alam Khan, Abdullah Jan, Abdul Haseeb, Qari Samiullah Jan, Malak Tamash Khan, Muhammad Mustaqeem Khan, Arbab Muhammad Usman Khan, Arbab Jehandad Khan, Arbab Mir Afzal Khan Daudzai, Arbab Afzal Akbar, Mumtaz Khan, Fakhruddin Khan, Malim Amroz Khan, Naveed Ali and Wajid Sadiq.

Similarly, 14 candidates submitted nomination papers for PK-69 including Shakeel Afridi, Taimur Saleem Khan, Naushad Khan, Saqibullah Khan, Saifur Rehman, Khalid Waqar, Muhammad Intikhab Khan, Arbab Muhammad Usman Khan, Farhan Zaffar, Arbab Nosherawan Munir, Muhammad Sharif, Israr, Inayatullah Khan and Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq.

For PK-70, 15 candidates filed papers: Muhammad Shafiq, Khushdil Khan, Muhammad Shah, Niazur Rehman Khan Mohmand, Shah Farman, Nasir Khan, Muhamamd Arshad advocate, Malik Tahir Raees Khan, Ghazanfar Ali, Shahid Khan, Jan Afzal, Zakaulllah, Niaz Muhammad, Tariq Ali, Rajmali Khan, Tika Khan and Muhammad Daud Khan Burki.

For PK-71, 14 candidates are in the run, including Muhammad Hanif Afridi, Sifatullah, Waheedullah, Abdul Hafeez, Javed Khan, Said Amin, Shah Farman, Samandar Khan, Haji Shafi-ur-Rehman, Zar Muhammad, Amanullah, Abdul Karim Khan and Irfanullah.

For PK-72, 23 candidates, including Manzoor Ali, Ashfaq Ahmad Khalil, Zar Ali Khan, Abdul Wali, Munsif Ali, Ataullah Khan, Ijaz Akbar, Kashif Azim, Narqis Samin, Abdul Sattar, Abdul Jabbar, Fazal Illahi, Khursheed Alam, Zahir Khan, Tariq Khan, Ali Jan, Faheem Ahmad, Suhbat Khan, Shaukat Ali, Khalid Khan, Guldad Khan, Muhammad Sharif and Ibdatullah, have filed papers.

For PK-74, 12 candidates filed papers. They included Abdur-Rehman, Shahzad Khan, Yasin Khan, Saifur Rehman, Khalid Masaod, Kalimullah, Ilyaz Khan, Muhammad Tariq Arbab, Muhammad Ibrar, Arbab Saiful Haider and Hamidul Haq.

For PK-76, 29 candidates who filed their papers are Muhammad Zakir Shah, Zafarullah, Muhammad Akbar Khan, Gul Muhammad, Ali Muhammad, Hayatullah Khan, Tilla Muhammad Khan, Gul Badshah, Ajmal Khan, Hidayatullah, Aurangzeb Khan, Fida Muhammad, Amjid Ali, Arshad Khan, Syed Zulfiqar Hussain and Bahrullah.

Similarly, 31 candidates filed nomination papers for PK-77 including Haider Zaman, Saima Shehzad, Sameen Jan, Khairul Bashar, Nawab Ali, Hidayatullah, Muhammad Umar Khan, Muhammad Adeel, Maulana Muhammad Ateeq, Zulfiqar Afghani, Syed Haider Ali Shah, Hassan Mehmood Jan, Bilal Muhammad, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Akhunzada Irfanullah Shah, Qaiser Javed, Muhammad Irfan, Naseer Hussain, Hussain Ahmad Madani, Shaukat Yousafzai, Gul Rehman, Faqeer Muhammad, Kamran Khan Bangash, Abid Nawaz Khan Durani, Noor Hussain, Sher Zaman, Noor Jehan, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Taif Jan and Sharif Khan.

For PK-78, 29 candidates are Muhammad Aslam Khan, Haroon Bashir Bilour, Abidullah Khan, Niaz Muhammad, Mufti Haroonur Rashid, Khalid Gul Mohmand, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Shah, Aurangzeb Khan, Syed Zahir Ali Shah, Syed Haider Ali Shah, Javed Nasim, Ashraf Ali Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Khadim Ali, Zahid Jan, Haji Ghulam Ali, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Irfanullah, Kashan Ahmad, Arshad Hussain, Meena Khan, Mubashir Manzoor, Malik Muhammad Usman Manzoor, Muhammad Tariq, Arshad Nayab Shinwari, Muhammad Adeel Butt, Ahmad Aziz Bilour, and Hussain Khan Baz.

For PK-79, 23 candidates filed nominations including Hujatullah, Nasir Khan, Abdul Jabbar, Shujat Khan, Munsifullah, Muzzamil Khan, Lal Zaman, Khalil Ahmad, Zahir Shah, Muhammad Siraj, Arabab Akbar Nawaz Khan, Fazal Elahi, Raees Khan, Umar Khitab, Syed Noorullah Shah, Mirajuddin, Malik Naushad Khan, Sharafat Khan, Ghulam Haider Khan, Wakeel Khan, Inayatullah, Muhammad Arif Khan and Surrayya Shahab.

Up to 423 candidates submitted their nomination papers for the reserved seats of women and minorities in both the national and the provincial assembly.

The returning officer has received 262 nomination papers for the reserved seats for women in the KP Assembly. Similarly, 88 candidates from KP submitted their nominations for the reserved seats of women in the National Assembly and 73 candidates submitted papers for the seats reserved for minorities in the KP Assembly.

The election symbols will be allotted to the candidates on June 30 for the general elections scheduled to be held on July 25.