Seven nomination papers accepted

The Election Commission of Sindh on Monday approved the nomination papers of seven candidates from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SCI) for two general seats of the Senate from the province.

The nomination papers were filed for the two seats vacated by the PPP’s Jam Mehtab and Nisar Khuhro, who took oath as members of the Sindh Assembly, following their election in the February 8 general elections.

For the PPP, Aslam Abro, Jam Saifullah, Waqar Mehdi and Azam Dhamrah filed their nomination papers, while Shazia Sohail, Jameel Ahmed and Nazirullah filed their papers on behalf of the SIC. The papers were approved after scrutiny.

Appeals against the acceptance of the nomination papers could be filed till March 7 and the tribunal would decide on these appeals by March 9. The candidates would be able to withdraw from the contest on March 10. Voting on these two seats will be held in the Sindh Assembly on March 14.