Former chief minister Mehmood Khan, Azam Swati, Murad Saeed, Asif Iqbal, Hammad Mehmood Cheema, and Khurram Zeeshan’s nomination papers for 11 Senate seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were all rejected by the RO.
Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Naseem, Masood ur Rehman, and Ahmed Mustafa of the People’s Party all had their nominations denied.
The nomination papers of PTI’s Hameeda Shahid for the women’s reserved seat were rejected.
Azam Swati of the PTI was found ineligible for the technocrat category, but Murad Saeed remained at large.
The provincial election commission stated that PTI’s Khurram Zeeshan failed to declare his assets, and nine nomination papers for general seats were rejected.
According to the election calendar, appeals can be submitted against the approval or rejection of nomination papers until March 21. The electoral tribunals will make decisions on appeals by March 25.
On March 26, an updated candidate list will be revealed. Candidates can withdraw their candidature papers until March 27.
The Senate election will take place in national and provincial assemblies on April 2.
