A total of 170 candidates have filed nomination papers all over the country for 48 seats of the upper house of parliament. Photo courtesy Radio Pak/File
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ISLAMABAD: As uncertainty still looms over the method to be adopted for voting in the March 3 Senate polls and with political parties busy in finalising their nominees, a total of 170 candidates have filed nomination papers all over the country for 48 seats of the upper house of parliament, reveals the data released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).