173 nomination papers issued to 78 candidates for 11 seats of Senate from Balochistan

Independent Report

QUETTA: In all 173 nomination papers were issued to some 78 candidates for the elections on 11 seats of Senate from Balochistan, here on Friday.
According to the spokesman of Election Commission of Pakistan, the process of receiving and submission of the nomination papers was started on Friday.
On the first day, 173 nomination papers have so far been issued to 78 candidates, who approached the Provincial Election Commissioner’s office here.
However, no nomination paper was submitted by any candidate on first day, the spokesman of ECP informed.
Prominent among those collected the nomination papers on first day were included: Pakistan Peoples Party’s Mir Changez Khan Jamali, Sabir Baloch, Mir Naimatullah Zehri, Nawabzada Saifullah Magsi and Rozi Khan Kakar.
Similarly, among those collected papers from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were: Shahzaib Durrani, Aurangzai Khetran and Tariq Hussain.
The Balochistan Awami Party’s Ejaz Sanjrani, Kohda Babar and Mobin Khilji were also those who collected the nomination papers for Senate elections.
National Party’s Mir Jan Muhammad Buledi also collected the nomination paper for the Senate elections from Balochistan.
The process of collection and submission of nomination papers would remain continued today (Saturday) as well.
It may be mentioned here that the Senate elections are scheduled to be held on seven general seats.
The elections would also be held on two seats each allocated for women and technocrats.