Senate elections: PPP stalwarts Aitzaz, Awan submit nomination papers
Hafiz Shaikh, Javed Ahmed also submit their documents on behalf of the PPP.
Pakistan Peoples Party's Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan and former law minister Babar Awan have submitted their nomination papers for the March 2 Senate elections.
“As members of the parliament, we will work to ensure supremacy of the constitution and the law,” Aitzaz told reporters in Lahore on Tuesday after the two leaders submitted their nomination papers to the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Aitzaz thanked the party for his nomination and vowed to serve the cause of the parliament through his inclusion in the Senate.
Awan said that this Senate election is upholding the principles of democracy followed by the PPP and President Zardari. “We will continue serving the country through renewed spirit and energy.”
Former finance minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has also submitted his nomination papers.
Meanwhile, Javed Ahmed has submitted his documents to the ECP for the technocrat seat on behalf of the PPP.
Meanwhile, in Peshawar, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Iqbal Zafar Jhagra submitted his papers for the technocrat seat. PML-Quaid’s Syed Qasim Shah from Hazara and PML-N’s Asif Karim from Swabi also filed their papers. So far, more than 20 nomination papers have been submitted, of which 10 are for technocrat seats, 10 are for general seats, three are for seats reserved for women and three for minorities’ seats.
In Islamabad, 11 nomination papers have been filed so far since Monday. Nine nomination papers have been filed against four Fata seats that will be voted on. Papers have been filed by Munir Khan Orakzai, Dr Abdul Qadir, Sajid Hussain Turi, Malik Najmul Hassan, Hidayatullah, Jawad Hussain, Bismillah Khan, Abdul Malek Qadri and Hussain Khan.
For the technocrat seats, PPP’s Usman Saifullah’s papers have been submitted. Earlier, his father Anwar Saifullah was asked to filed his documents, but after Anwar requested the president, his son’s papers were filed.
“As members of the parliament, we will work to ensure supremacy of the constitution and the law,” Aitzaz told reporters in Lahore on Tuesday after the two leaders submitted their nomination papers to the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Aitzaz thanked the party for his nomination and vowed to serve the cause of the parliament through his inclusion in the Senate.
Awan said that this Senate election is upholding the principles of democracy followed by the PPP and President Zardari. “We will continue serving the country through renewed spirit and energy.”
Former finance minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has also submitted his nomination papers.
Meanwhile, Javed Ahmed has submitted his documents to the ECP for the technocrat seat on behalf of the PPP.
Meanwhile, in Peshawar, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Iqbal Zafar Jhagra submitted his papers for the technocrat seat. PML-Quaid’s Syed Qasim Shah from Hazara and PML-N’s Asif Karim from Swabi also filed their papers. So far, more than 20 nomination papers have been submitted, of which 10 are for technocrat seats, 10 are for general seats, three are for seats reserved for women and three for minorities’ seats.
In Islamabad, 11 nomination papers have been filed so far since Monday. Nine nomination papers have been filed against four Fata seats that will be voted on. Papers have been filed by Munir Khan Orakzai, Dr Abdul Qadir, Sajid Hussain Turi, Malik Najmul Hassan, Hidayatullah, Jawad Hussain, Bismillah Khan, Abdul Malek Qadri and Hussain Khan.
For the technocrat seats, PPP’s Usman Saifullah’s papers have been submitted. Earlier, his father Anwar Saifullah was asked to filed his documents, but after Anwar requested the president, his son’s papers were filed.