PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl has announced the names of 20 candidates for National Assembly and 87 for provincial assembly seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Prominent among those are Asjad Mahmood and Asad Mahmood, sons of JUI-F chief Maulana Falzur Rehman, who have been allotted tickets for NA-41, Lakki Marwat, and NA-43, Tank, respectively.

Besides, Zahid Akram Khan Durrani, son of former chief minister Akram Khan Durrani, will contest from NA-39, Bannu, while Shah Abdul Aziz will contest NA-38, Karak.

The party has allotted tickets for NA-2, Swat, to Abdul Ghafoor, NA-3, Swat, to Qaiser Khan, and NA-4, Swat, to Rahimullah.

Similarly, NA-5, Upper Dir ticket has been allotted to Mohammad Nabi, while Mohammad Sher Khan will contest on NA-6, Lower Dir. Besides, Sirajuddin will contest NA-7, Lower Dir, and NA-9, Malakand ticket has been given to Wali Rehman. Sardar Yousaf has been allotted ticket for NA-13, Battagram, while Sardar Waqarul Mulk has been given ticket for NA-14, Manshera, and Ahmed Naseer for NA-16, Abbottabad.

Similarly, NA-17, Abbottabad ticket has gone to Adnan bin Abdul Aziz, while Pervez Khan Khattak will contest NA-34, Nowshera.

Gohar Mohammad Khan Bangash has been awarded ticket from NA-35, Kohat, and Obaidullah from NA-36, Hangu.

Among the provincial assembly candidates, former chief minister Akram Durrani will contest from two constituencies of his native Bannu district, including PK-102 and PK-100.

Sher Azam Khan Wazir, another former KP minister, who joined JUI-F after quitting Pakistan Peoples Party, has been allotted ticket for PK-99, Bannu.

Munawar Khan, a two-time member of KP Assembly, has been allotted ticket for PK-105, Lakki Marwat, while Mehmood Ahmed Khan, another former MPA from Tank, has been allotted ticket for PK-108, Tank.

Liaqat Khan Khattak, brother of former chief minister Pervez Khattak, has been allotted ticket for PK-87, Nowshera. Ahad Khattak, son of Mr Liaqat, has been allotted ticket for PK-88, Nowshera.

JUI-F KP general secretary Attaul Haq Dervish has been given ticket for PK-79, Peshawar, while former minister Mohammad Iftikhar Mohmand will contest elections from PK-60, Mardan.

Former provincial minister Hafiz Akhtar Ali has been given ticket for PK-54, Mardan, and former KP law minister Arshad Abdullah will contest from PK-64, Charsadda.

Shah Hussain Khan Allai, a three-time MPA from Battagram, has been allotted ticket for PK-34, Battagram, while Hidyatur Rehman, another former MPA from Chitral, has been allotted ticket for PK-1, Upper Chitral.

JUI-F has also allotted ticket to three women on general seats of the provincial assembly. Saima Bibi has been allotted ticket for PK-36, Manshera, Ruqqia Bibi for PK-48, Haripur, and Ayesha Hameedullah for PK-44, Abbottabad.

Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2024