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March 3, 2021
QUETTA: PTI Balochistan chapter chief Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind’s son Tuesday withdrew his candidature from the Senate elections in favour of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). Announcing the decision, Yar Muhammad Rind said his son, Sardar Khan Rind had withdrawn his candidature after an impression that it could benefit the opposition parties during the polls, reports a local news channel.
Sardar Khan Rind had filed his papers as an independent candidate from Balochistan.
Lauding his decision, Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal said the step would help strengthen the coalition government in the province.
“This is a good decision for the coalition government and will help us in contesting the Senate polls in a better way,” he said, adding that Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind had never worked for his personal interest. He further thanked the PTI lawmakers for supporting the BAP candidates.
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-Mengal chief Akhtar Jan Mengal addresses a press conference at MPA Hostel
on Tuesday. PPI
QUETTA: The ruling alliance in Balochistan, headed by Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Senate Chairman Mir Sadiq Sanjrani, has succeeded in convincing Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind of the PTI to withdraw his son, Sardar Khan Rind, who had filed nomination papers as an independent candidate from the province from the Senate election.
A delegation of the ruling alliance parties, led by the Senate chairman and Balochistan Awami Party president Jam Kamal, visited the residence of Sardar Rind along with BAP founder Saeed Ahmed Hashmi and asked him to withdraw his son from the Senate election.
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For 12 Senate seats of Balochistan, 41 candidates have filed their nomination papers. AFP/File
QUETTA: Differences among Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders over the issue of award of party ticket to Syed Zahoor Agha for the Senate elections in place of business tycoon Muhammad Abdul Qadir could not be removed on Monday.
The son of Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, the parliamentary leader of PTI in the Balochistan Assembly, Sardar Khan Rind, filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate, while Syed Zahoor Agha filed his papers on the PTI ticket for the Senate polls on Monday the last day of filing of the nomination papers.