PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party has fielded candidates for 38 of 45 general seats of National Assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including three women.

The three women candidates of PPP for general seats of National Assembly include Shazia Tehmas for NA-24 in Charsadda, Mehr Sultana for NA-38 in Karak and Farzana Shireen for NA-39 in Bannu.

Similarly, for general seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, PPP has fielded five women candidates including Dr Sawera Prakash for PK-25 in Buner, Sajida Tabassum for PK-39 in Mansehra, Shaista Raza for PK-48 in Haripur, Dr Ghazala Atta for PK-49 in Swabi-I and Aneela Shahzad for PK-54 in Mardan.

According to the list issued by PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s political secretary Jameel Soomro, candidate of the party for the only National Assembly seat in Chitral (NA-1) is Engineer Fazl-i-Rabi.

PPP candidates for National Assembly in Malakand division include Dr Haider Ali Khan for NA-2, Swat-I, Mian Gul Shahryar Amirzeb for NA-3,Swat-II, Alamzeb Khan for NA-7, Lower Dir-II, Najmud Din Khan for NA-5, Upper Dir, Mohammad Haneef for NA-6, Lower Dir-I, Akhunzada Chattan for NA-8, Bajaur, Syed Ahmed Ali Shah for NA-9, Malakand and Sher Zaman Khan for NA-10, Buner.

Party also fields five women contenders for provincial assembly

Candidates in Hazara division include Mehboobullah Jan for NA-12, Upper Kohistan-Lower Kohistan-Kolai Palas, Sardar Malik Jan for NA-13, Battagram, Mohammad Shuja Khan for NA-14, Mansehra, Zargul Khan for NA-15, Mansehra-Torghar, Noorul Ain for NA- 16, Abbotabad-I, Syed Saleem Shah for NA-17, Abbotabad-II and Syed Zawar Hussain Naqvi for NA-18, Haripur.

PPP candidates for Mardan division are Mohammad Bilal Khan Sherpao for NA-19, Swabi-I, Usman Khan Tarakai for NA-20, Swabi-II, Asadullah Khan for NA-21, Mardan-I and Abid Ali Shah for NA-22, Mardan-II.

Candidates for Pehawar division include Shazia Tehmas for NA-24, Charsadda-I, Pir Aftab Alam for NA-25, Charsadda-II, Abdul Waheed Khan for NA-26, Mohmand, Shah Rehman Shinwari for NA-27, Khyber, Karamatullah Khan Chagarmati for NA-28, Peshawar-I, Malik Amjad for NA-29, Peshawar-II, Arbab Alamgir Khan for NA-31, Peshawar-IV, Saleem Khokhar for NA-33, Nowshera-I, and Mohammad Idrees Khattak for NA-34, Nowshera-II.

Likewise PPP candidates for southern districts are Syed Noor Akbar Haji for NA-36, Hangu-Orkazai, Sajid Hussain Turi for NA-37, Kurram, Mehr Sultana for NA-38, Karak, Farzana Shireen for NA-39, Bannu, Malik Asghar Khan Dawar for NA-40, North Waziristan, Amanullah Wazir for NA-42, Lower-Upper South Waziristan, Anwar Saifullah Khan for NA-43, Tank-DI Khan, Faisal Karim Kundi for NA-44, DI Khan-I and Fatehullah for NA-45, DI Khan.

Candidates of the party for provincial assembly in Malakand division are Siraj Ali for PK-1, Chitral-I, Saleem Khan for PK-2, Chitral-II, Syed Hakeem Shah for PK-3, Swat-I, Dr Haider Ali Khan for PK-4, Swat-II, Bakht Sher Ali for PK-5, Swat-III, Dost Mohammad for PK-6, Swat-IV, Mukhtyar Raza for PK-7, Swat-V, Akhtar Ali for PK-8, Swat-VI, Syed Akbar Khan for PK-9, Swat-VII, Samiullah Khan for PK-10, Swat-VIII, Malik Badhshah Salih for PK-11, Upper Dir-I, Sahibzada Sanaullah Khan for PK-12, Upper Dir-II, Mohammad Arif Khan for PK-13, Upper Dir-III, Mohammad Zamin Khan for PK-14, Lower Dir-I, Naeemullah Khan for PK-15, Lower Dir-II, Kamranzeb Khan for PK-16, Lower Dir-III, Kifayatullah for PK-17, Lower Dir-IV, Haji Wazirzada for PK-18, Lower Dir-V, Malik Jahanzeb for PK-19, Bajaur-I, Akhunzada Chattan for PK-20, Bajaur-II, Anees Khan for PK-21, Bajaur-III, Aurangzeb Inqalabi for PK-22, Bajaur-IV, Mohammad Humayun Khan for PK-23, Malakand-I, Syed Mohammad Ali Shah Bacha for PK-24, Malakand-II, Dr Sawera Prakash for PK-25, Buner-I, Yousaf Ali Khan for PK-26, Buner-II, Syed Mohammad Shamsher for PK-27, Buner-III, Dr Afsarul Mulk Khan for PK-28, Shangla-I, Dr Sajjad Ahmad Khan for PK-29, Shangla-II, and Hamid Iqbal for PK-30, Shangla-III.

In Hazara division PPP candidates include Malik Rehmat for PK-31, Upper Kohistan, Malik Mashooqur Rehman for PK-32, Lower Kohistan, Junaidur Rehman Qureshi for PK-33, Kolai Palas, Mohammad Salim Malik for PK-35, Batagaram-II, Sajida Tabassum for PK-39, Mansehra-IV, Sardar Ghulam Mustafafor PK-40, Mansehra-V, Syed Jaffar Shah for PK-42, Abbotabad-I, Goga Khan for PK-43, Abbotabad-II, Iftikhar Ahmed Tanoli for PK-44, Abbotabad-III, Syed Saleem Shah for PK-45, Abbotabad-IV, Shahnaz Shamsher for PK-46, Haripur-I, Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi for PK-47, Haripur-II, and Shaista Raza for PK-48, Haripur-III.

In Mardan division, PPP candidates include Dr Ghazala Atta for PK-49, Swabi-I, Nadir Khan for PK-50, Swabi-II, Naib Khan for PK-51, Swabi-III, Ibn-i-Aman Khan for PK-52, Swabi-IV, Biland Khan Tarakai for PK-53, Swabi-V, Haider Ali Khan for PK-54, Mardan-I, Aneela Shahzad for PK-56, Mardan-III, Nawabzada Umar Farooq Khan Hoti for PK-57, Mardan-IV, Mohammad Kamal for PK-58, Mardan-V, Sherzada Khan for PK-59, Mardan-VI, and Irfanullah for PK-61, Mardan-VIII.

In Peshawar division, PPP candidates for provincial assembly are Asad Khan for PK-62, Charsadda-I, Nangyal Azam Khan Tangi for PK-63, Charsadda-II, Pir Aftab Alam for PK-64, Charsadda-III, Pir Aftab Alam for PK-65, Charsadda-IV, Zafar Ali Shah for PK-66, Charsadda-V, Syed Baqir Shah Bacha for PK-67, Mohmand-I, Shoaib Khan for PK-68, Mohmand-II, Malik Israil Safi for PK-69, Khyber-I, Shah Rahman Shinwari for PK-70, Khyber-II, Malik Wahid Shah for PK-72, Peshawar-I, Razaullah Khan for PK-73, Peshawar-II, Jameel Khan for PK-74, Peshawar-III, Malik Tamash Khan for PK-76, Peshawar-VI, Roohullah Khan for PK-77, Peshawar-V, Fazl Haq for PK-78, Peshawar-VI, Malik Niaz Mohammad for PK-79, Peshawar-VII, Nawab Khattak for PK-80, Peshawar-IX, Arbab Zarak Khan for PK-81, Peshawar-X, Misbahud Din for PK-82, Peshawar-XI, Ziaullah Afridi for PK-83, Peshawar-XII, Syed Zahir Ali Shah for PK-85, Nowshera-I, Prof Nisar Ali Khan for PK-87, Nowshera-III, Abdullah Ishaque Khattak for PK-88, Nowshera-IV, and Safdar Shabab for PK-89, Nowshera-V.

PPP candidates in southern districts are Abdullah Shah for PK-90, Kohat-I, Amjad Khan Afridi for PK-92, Kohat-III, Syed Zulfiqar Ali for PK-93, Hangu, Mohammad Anwar for PK-94, Orakzai, Jawad Hussain for PK-95, Kurram-I, Rafiullah for PK-96, Kurram-II, Sajid Hussain Turi for PK-97, Khursheed Alam Khattak for PK-98, Karak-II, Malik Tariq Bazidkhel for PK-99, Bannu-I, Faheem for PK-100, Bannu-II, Shahid Nawaz Khan for PK-102, Bannu-IV, Malik Shoaib for PK-103, North Waziristan-I, Shafqatullah for PK-104, North Waziristan-II, Malik Asghar Khan Dawar for PK-105, Lakki Marwat-I, Liaqat Khan for PK-108, Tank, Hidayatullah Gandapur for PK-109, Upper South Waziristan, Malik Noor Hassan for PK-110, Lower South Waziristan, Imran Mukhlis Wazir for PK-111, DI Khan-I, Makhdoom Aftab for PK-112, DI Khan-II, Ahmed Karim Kundi for PK-113, DI Khan-III, Azizullah Alizai for PK-114, DI Khan-IV and Qaizar Miankhel for PK-115, DI Khan-V.

PPP has also submitted priority list for reserved seats including Asma Alamgir, Naima Kanwal, Shaista Razzaq, Dina Naz, Shaheen Sultana, Nighat Orakzai and Noor Sahar for National Assembly.

For reserved seats in provincial assembly, the party has nominated Neelofer, Shazia Tehmash, Naima Kanwal, Meher Sultana, Ashbar Jadoon, Farzana Sherin, Sajida Tabbasum, Shabnam Nisar, Ghazala Atta, Humaira Yasmin, Asma Tariq, Sawera Parkash and Aneela Khan.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2024