1179 nominations approved: PEC

PESHAWAR (APP): The Provincial Election Commission (PEC) said on Monday that 1179 nominations were approved for the National Assembly (NA), while 3094 were for the provincial assembly.

According to the spokesman of PEC, as many as 1331 candidates submitted their nomination papers for 45 seats in the NA, out of which 152 nominations were rejected on various grounds.

Similarly, 3461 candidates filed their nominations for 115 seats in the provincial assembly, out of which 352 were male candidates and 15 were female.

It said, “The scrutiny of nomination papers for the National and Provincial Assembly seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has been completed.”

Election Tribunal starts accepting appeals against rejection of nomination papers

The Election Tribunal has started accepting appeals against the rejection of nomination papers for the National and Provincial Assembly’s seats.

According to the spokesman of the Provincial Election Commission, eight candidates of PTI had filed appeals against the rejection with the Election Tribunal.

PTI candidate Mujahid Khan from NA-21 Mardan, Zahir Shah Toru PK 57, Abdul Salam Afridi PK 58, Iftikhar Mashwani PK 60, Ameer Farzand Khan PK 56, Aftab Alam NA 35 Kohat, Yousuf Khan NA-31 Hangu and Abu Tarab from Hangu had filed their appeals through Syed Sikandar Hayat Shah and Shah Faisal Atma khel Advocate.