LARKANA, Aug 25: The candidates of the PPP, different factions of PML-N, NA, MMA, MQM and other parties filed their nomination papers in different parts of Sindh on Saturday.

Most of the candidates came in long motorcades with a large number of supporters.

The following candidates are prominent among those who filed their papers.

Larkana: Nisar Khuhro, PS-36 (Larkana-II); Shafqat Unnar, Amir Bakhsh Bhutto, SNF, Ayaz Soomro, PPP, PS-37 Larkana-III; Altaf Unnar, PML-Q, NA-205 and PS-35 and 41; and Babu Sarfraz Isran, PML-N, NA-204 Larkana-I.

SHIKARPUR: NA-202 Shikarpur-I: Aftab Shaban Mirani PPP.

NA-203 Shikarpur-II: Agha Rafiuddin Khan PPP, and Ghaus Bux Mehar, PML-QA.

PS-9 Garhi Yasin: Agha Sirajuddin Durrani PPP, Zulfiqar Khan Kamario PML-QA, and Ghous Bux Mehar PML-QA.

PS-10 Lakhi Ghulam Shah: Abdul Qadir Shah, Agha Imran Khan PPP, and Ghous Bux Mehar PML-Q.

PS-11 Shikarpur-III: Agha Tariq Khan PPP, and Ahsan Abro PML-F.

PS-12 Khanpur: Dr Mohammad Ibrahim Jatoi NPP, and Junaid Ahmed Soomro, PPP,

KHAIRPUR: NA-215 Khairpur-I: Manzoor Wassan, PPP

NA-216 Khairpur-II: Fazal Shah Jilani

NA-217 Khairpur-III: Ahmed Shah Jilani

PS-33 Kot Diji: Nawab Khan Wassan.

PS-29: Syed Qaim Ali Shah, PPP and Zafar Iqbal Bilal, PML-Q.

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: NA-211 Moro, Naushahro Feroze: Dr Abdul Ghaffar Jatoi, NA, and Zulfiqar Ali Behan, PPP.

NA-212 Kandiaro, Bhirya: Murtaza Jatoi, NA, Zafar Ali Shah, PPP, and Murad Ali Shah, PML-QA.

PS-23 Moro: Murtaza Jatoi, NA, and Aziz Ahmed Behan, PPP.

PS-22 Bhirya: Noor Mohammad Shah, PML-QA, Malik Ghulam Abbas Awan, PML-N, and Dr Abdul Sattar Rajpar, PPP.

PS-19 Naushahro Feroze: Arif Mustafa Jatoi, NA, Qurban Ali Behan PPP, and Javed Iqbal Memon, JUI.

PS-20 Tharushah, Darbelo: Syed Ibrahim Shah, PPP.

PS-21 Halani, Mehrabpur: Syed Manzoor Ali Shah, PPP.

DADU: PS-73: Murad Ali Shah, PPP, and Abdul Aziz Rajput, PML-N.

PS-75: Syed Ghulam Shah Jilani, PPP, Mohammad Haroon Babbur, PML-QA and Haji Yousuf Solangi, PPP-SB.

PS-76: Zafar Ali Laghari, PPP.

PS-77 Mehar: Shafiq Mahesar, PPP, and Sadaqat Ali Jatoi, NA.

NA-232 Dadu-II: Rafique Jamali PPP, Ahmed Khan Lund, PML-QA and Hussain Bux Solangi, MQM.

NA-231 Kotri, Thana Bula Khan, Sehwan Sharif, Dadu-I: Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur, PPP, Dr Abdul Hameed Rajput, PML-N, and Ali Nawaz Shoro, MQM.

NAWABSHAH: NA-213 Nawabshah-I: Dr Azra Pechuho, PPP, and Sardar Ahmed Arain, PML-N.

NA-214 Nawabshah-II: Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, PPP, Syed Ali Ahmed Shah, PML-N, and Mushtaq Ahmed Rahu, PML-QA.

PS-24 Nawabshah-I: Tariq Masood Arain, PPP, Zahid Hussain Shah, PML-QA, and Abdul Rauf MQM.

PS-25 Nawabshah-II: Ahmed Ali Jalbani PPP.

PS-26: Syed Ali Ahmed Shah, PPP, Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, PML-QA.

PS-27: Ghulam Qadir Chandio, PPP and Shabbir Leghari, PPP-SB.

PS-28: Sardar Jam Tamachi Unnar, PPP.

Sanghar: NA-234 Sanghar-I: Haji Khuda Bux Nizamani,

PML-F, and Abid Hussain Rind, PPP.

NA-235 Khipro-Jam Nawaz Ali taluka: Haji Abdul Quddoos Rajar, PML-F, and Sarfaraz Rajar, PPP.

NA-236 Shahdadpur and Tando Adam taluka: Mohammad Khan Junejo, PML-F, and Fida Hussain Dero, PPP.

PS-78 Sanghar taluka: Choudhry Iftikhar Ahmed, PML-F, Mohammad Khan Chandio, PPP.

PS-79 Sinjhoro: Haji Pir Bux Junejo, PML-F; and Abid Hussain Rind, PPP.

PS-81 Jam Nawaz Ali taluka: Jam Madad Ali, PML-F, and Ghulam Ali Wassan, PPP.

PS-82 Tando Adam: Imam Din Shauqeen, PML-F.

PS-83 Shahdadpur: Mahi Khan Wassan, PML-F, and Abdul Rehman Thaheem, PPP.

Badin: NA-225 Badin: Dr Fahmida Mirza, Liaquat Ali Bhurgari, and Mir Hyder Talpur.

NA-224 Matli: Abdul Sattar Sarewal, Ghulam Ali Nizamani and Ali Akbar Nizamani.

PS-58 Badin: Dr Sikandar Ali Maindhro and Abdul Razzak Chang.

PS-59 Golarchi: Ms Husna Rahu and Khuda Bux Memon.

PS-55 Matli: Mir Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Halepoto.

PS-57 Tando Bago: Haji Abdul Karim Bhurgari, Syed Ali Bux Shah alias Papoo Shah.

THATTA: NA-237 Thatta-I: Dr Abdul Wahid Soomro PPP.

NA-238 Thatta-II: Arbab Wazir Ahmed Memon, PPP, Mohammad Ali Malkani (independent), and Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Shirazi.

PS-88 Ghora Bari: Haji Usman Jalbani, PPP, and Dr Imtiaz Shah Shirazi.

PS-87 Jati: Pir Ghulam Rizwan Jilani, and Haji Usman Khan Malkani.

PS-85 Thatta: Babu Ghulam Hussain Memon, PPP, Syed Manzoor Shah Shirazi, and Gul Mohammad Khushik, MQM.

PS-86 Haji Shams Memon, PPP, and Syed Ayaz Ali Shah, Shirazi group.

MITHI: NA-229 Mithi, Diplo: Gul Mohammad Memon, PPP, and Engineer Gianchand, PPP.

NA-230 Nagarparkar, Chhachhro: Ghulam Mohammad Memon, PPP.

PS-60 Diplo: Gul Mohammad Memon PPP.

PS-61 Mithi: Gul Mohammad PPP.

PS-62 Nagarparkar: Arbab Ghulam Raheem, and Kanwar Hamir Singh.

MIRPURKHAS: NA 226 Mirpurkhas-I: Pir Aftab Hussain Shah Jilani, PPP, Rais Ahmed Khan, MQM, and Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, PML-Q.

NA 227 Mirpurkhas-II: Syed Ali Nawaz Shah, PPP, and Shabeer Qiami, MQM, Haji Khair Mohammad Bhurgari, PML-Q, and Makhdoom Shah Nawaz, PML-N.

NA-228 Mirpurkhas-III: Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur, PPP.

PS-64 Mirpurkhas city: Shabeer Ahmed Qaimi, MQM.

PS-65 Mirpurkhas Taluka: Syed Irfan Ali Shah, PPP.

PS-66 Digri: Mohammad Hayat Talpur, PPP, and Qazi Fazaluddin, MQM.

PS-67 Kot Ghulam Mohammad: Mir Mehboob Talpur and Mir Anwer Ali Talpur.

PS-68 Kunri: Mir Munawwar Ali Talpur, PPP, Haji

Khair Mohammad Bhurgari, PML-Q.

PS-69 Pithoro: Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, and Ali Murad Rajar, PPP.

PS-70 Umerkot: Haji Ali Mardan Shah, PPP.

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