February 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/MULTAN: The country’s three major political parties PTI, PPP and PML-N have finalised the names of their candidates for the upcoming Senate elections, with the PDM nominating Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Farhatullah Babar as its consensus candidates from Islamabad.
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has finalised the names of 15 candidates, including Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh from Islamabad and Faisal Vawda from Sindh.
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry tweeted the names of 13 candidates, while two others were mentioned by the PTI’s Central Media Department.
Unlike other political parties, the ruling party has not invited formal applications from the aspirants.
Polls race begins with naming of Senate hopefuls
Lists include names of bigwigs like ex-PM Yousuf Raza Gilani, Dr Hafeez Shaikh and Shibli Faraz
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ISLAMABAD:
Major political parties of the country – including the ruling PTI, the PML-N, the PPP and the JUI-F – have unveiled lists of their candidates who will take part in the upcoming Senate election schedule for March 3.
The candidates include bigwigs like former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was disqualified by the apex court on June 19, 2002 for contempt of court, PPP’s Farhatullah Babar and Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Shibli Faraz, the incumbent ministers for finance and information, respectively.
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Sania Nishtar and Faisal Vawda to contest Senate elections as PTI candidates
Pakistan
Fri, Feb 12, 2021
The combo shows Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Dr Sania Nishtar and Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda. (L-R)
PTI has finalised the names of most candidates, says Fawad Chaudhry
Saifullah Abro will contest the election for the technocrats seat as the PTI s candidate
Shibli Faraz, Mohsin Aziz, Dost Mohammad, Sania Nishtar and Farzana are the PTI s candidates from KP for the Senate polls
ISLAMABAD: Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda and Dr Sania Nishtar will contest the upcoming Senate elections from the PTI s platform.
Saifullah brothers meet Wapda chairman
Peshawar
February 9, 2021
PESHAWAR: Saifullah brothers have urged authorities concerned to start work on the second phase of Kurram Tangi Dam to achieve socioeconomic development of the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In this regard Humayun Saifullah Khan and senior central leader Salim Saifullah Khan had a special meeting with WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Muzammil Hussain at his office in Islamabad.
During the meeting, they called for launching work immediately on the second phase of the dam after removing obstacles besides accelerating the ongoing work on Baran Dam which were key projects to socioeconomic development of the southern parts which were neglected in the past.