Chief Minister Mahmood Khan casts vote in the Senate elections at the KP Assembly, Peshawar, on Wednesday. (Right) ANP lawmakers make victory signs after their party candidate, Hidayatullah Khan, won a Senate seat. White Star/Dawn
PESHAWAR: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) swept the Senate elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by winning 10 of the 12 seats of the Upper House of Parliament on Wednesday.
The PTI clinched five general seats, two of technocrats and women each and one of minorities from the province, while the opposition Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) and Awami National Party (ANP) claimed one general seat each.
However, the government’s ally, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), failed to secure any Senate seat.
23 in run as KP Assembly set to elect 12 senators today
National
March 3, 2021
PESHAWAR: Speculations and hobnobbing is at its peak as the members of provincial assembly vote today to elect members of the Senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
As many as 23 candidates are in the run for the 12 seats of the Senate from the province after two contenders retired from the race on Tuesday. The polling will be held in the hall of the provincial assembly in Peshawar.
An official of the Election Commission of Pakistan said two candidates submitted applications for retirement from the contest. They include Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)’s Tariq Khattak who was a candidate for the general seat and his party colleague Naeema Kishwar contesting for seats reserved for women.
Peshawar
February 26, 2021
PESHAWAR: A number of candidates withdrew nomination papers on Thursday as the political parties finalised their contenders for the Senate elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to an official of the Election Commission of Pakistan, 16 candidates withdrew their nomination papers. There are now 25 candidates in the run from KP, including 11 for general seats, five each for the seats reserved for women and technocrats. Four contestants are flexing muscles for seats reserved for religious minorities.
Those who withdrew their papers for the general seats included former PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar, Dost Mohammad Mehsud who will now contest for the technocrat seat, PTI loyalist Najiullah Khattak, Nasrullah Wazir who is father of PTI MPA from South Waziristan, Naseerullah Wazir, Mohammad Rizwan, former MNA Hamidul Haq, Shakeel Afridi and Meena Khan Afridi. Most of them are from PTI and were hoping to get the party ticket to contest for the Senate sea
ECP starts scrutiny of papers for Senate polls
National
February 18, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday started the scrutiny of nomination papers of the candidates for the Senate elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A total of 51 candidates have submitted nomination papers for the 12 seats of the Senate from the province. They include 22 for general seats, 13 for women, 11 for technocrats and five for minorities seats.
An ECP official on Wednesday said nomination papers of a number of candidates were cleared on the first day of scrutiny.
The nomination papers of an independent candidate for the general seat, Malik Najab Gul, were rejected.
ECP starts scrutiny of papers for Senate elections
National
February 18, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday started the scrutiny of nomination papers of the candidates for the Senate elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A total of 51 candidates have submitted nomination papers for the 12 seats of the Senate from the province. They include 22 for general seats, 13 for women, 11 for technocrats and five for minorities seats.
An ECP official on Wednesday said nomination papers of a number of candidates were cleared on the first day of scrutiny. The nomination papers of an independent candidate for the general seat, Malik Najab Gul, were rejected.