Senate candidates from Punjab sail through uncontested

February 18, 2021: According to a report from Baaghi TV, candidates from Punjab have won 2 seats of technocrats in the Senate without any contest. According to the Election Commissioner of Punjab, Ali Zafar of PTI and Azam Nazir Tarar of PML-N are among the winners.

Earlier, the Returning Officer had rejected the nomination papers of PML-N candidate Pervez Rashid for the Senate elections. Today is the last day of scrutiny of nomination papers in which objections against candidates are being heard. PML-N leader Pervez Rashid’s nomination papers were rejected, PML-N leader Pervez Rashid could not present evidence of non-payment of Rs. 95 lakhs.

According to the Election Commission, 29 candidates appeared for 11 seats in Punjab. 39 candidates filed nomination papers for 11 seats in Sindh, 51 for 12 seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 41 for 12 seats in Balochistan. 10 candidates filed nomination papers for two seats in Islamabad.

From Punjab, 21 nomination papers were filed for general seats, 3 for technocrats and clerics and 5 for women’s seats. In Sindh, 19 papers were filed for general seats, 11 for technocrats and 9 for women’s seats. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 22 candidates contested for general seats, 11 for technocrats and clerics, 13 for women and 5 for minority seats.

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