Seven PPP, SIC candidates file papers for Senate elections

KARACHI:

Seven candidates from Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) have submitted their nomination papers for the two general seats of the Senate from Sindh, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

The PPP candidates who submitted their nominations on Sunday include Aslam Abro, Jam Saifullah, Waqar Mehdi, and Aziz Dhamra. Similarly, Shazia Sohail, Jameel Ahmed, and Nazirullah of the SIC also submitted their nomination papers.

These Senate seats from Sindh become vacant due to the election of PPP's Jam Mehtab and Nisar Khuhro as members of the Sindh Assembly in the recent general elections.

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The deadline for the submission of nomination papers was March 3. Scrutiny of the nomination papers will take place until February 5. Appeals against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers can be filed until March 7. Candidates have until March 10 to withdraw their nominations.

The Senate elections are scheduled for March 14. The Sindh Assembly will serve as the polling station, with Provincial Election Commissioner Sharifullah acting as the returning officer. In the Sindh Assembly, the PPP has a clear lead with 114 MPAs, while the SIC has only nine members.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, March 4^th, 2024.