Two Senate candidates from Punjab have been elected un-opposed. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Barrister Ali Zafar and Pakistani Muslim League (PML-N) candidate Azam Nazeer Tarar have made their way to Senate unopposed.
According to GNN, no third candidate had submitted his nomination papers against the two technocrat seats from Punjab.
Total 21 candidates were believed eligible to contest Senate elections whereas papers of 2 candidates, including PML-N’s Pervaiz Rasheed were rejected.
As per ECP, the notification of the successful candidates will be issued later whereas appeals against the rejected nomination papers would be heard from tomorrow.
The ECP had earlier rejected nomination papers PML-N candidate Pervaiz Rasheed for being a defaulter of Punjab House in Islamabad and accepted the nomination papers of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Tagic Army Public School (APS) Peshawar incident completes 11 painful years
- 2 گھنٹے قبل
Former Punjab CM Manzoor Wattoo passes away at 86
- 7 گھنٹے قبل
Young Leaders Conference 2025 highlights social stewardship on day two
- 4 گھنٹے قبل
Bollywood studio Bhansali Productions to sell future film music to Saregama India
- 6 گھنٹے قبل
Gold prices dip per tola in Pakistan, global markets
- 6 گھنٹے قبل
AI boom seen lifting chipmaking equipment sales 9pc to $126bn in 2026
- 3 گھنٹے قبل
Assailants kill cop, brother in gun attack in KP’s Lakki Marwat
- 3 گھنٹے قبل
Bondi gunman’s Indian family had no knowledge of his radicalisation, Indian police say
- 7 گھنٹے قبل
Sabalenka named WTA Player of the Year for second straight season
- 6 گھنٹے قبل
Zillow’s short-sighted move to overlook climate risk
- 9 گھنٹے قبل
Why Republicans in Congress are turning against Trump
- 18 گھنٹے قبل
Pakistan qualify for semi-final of under 19 Asia Cup cricket
- 3 گھنٹے قبل
