Parties submit names for women seats

ECP receives women candidates’ names for NA

PESHAWAR:

In a bid to secure representation in the National Assembly from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, political parties have submitted their preferred candidates for the ten reserved women seats to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Among the parties, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Awami National Party (ANP) stand out, each proposing four candidates in their priority list.

As per the list revealed by the ECP, ANP has recommended Dr Noor Jahan, Shagufta Malik, Yasmin Zia, and Iram Fatima as their favoured candidates.

Meanwhile, JUI-F has prioritised Shahida Akhtar, Naima Kishore, Hina Bibi, and Sadaf Yasmin for these crucial seats.

PML-N, in its submission, has put forward the names of Dr Shaista Khan Jadoon, Sobia Shahid, Ghazala Anjum, Shehla Bano, and Shaheen Bibi for consideration.

Other parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, have nominated Dr Samia Raheel Qazi, Ayesha Bibi, Bilqis Begum, and Inayat Begum.

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The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has highlighted Asma Alamgir, Naima Kanwal, Shaista Razzaq, Dina Naz, Shaheen Sultan, Nighat Orakzai, and Noor Sehar as their choices.

Furthermore, PTI-Nazariati has proposed Mehreen Rauf Afridi, while Mazloom Olsi Tehreek has named Shabana Saifullah as their candidate.

Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party has recommended Naeem Iqbal, PTI-Parliamentarian has suggested Sobia Rehman, and PTI has nominated Maleeha Asghar Khan. Qaumi Watan Party has put forth the name of Faiza Rashid for consideration.

Meanwhile, the pivotal phase of scrutinising candidate documents commenced on Monday following the submission of nomination papers.

Simultaneously, a one-day training session for District Monitoring Officers is set to take place today.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 26^th, 2023.