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Nomination papers filing

By admin | November 27, 2007

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and former Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Monday submitted their nomination papers for elections on national and provincial assembly seats.

Nawaz Sharif would contest from NA-120 while Shahbaz has filed his papers from NA-119 and PP-141/142. Hamza Shahbaz filed papers from NA-119 and PP-142 as covering candidate for his father, Shahbaz Sharif. Hamza also filed papers from PP-137 and PP-138.

Moonis Elahi son of former Punjab CM Pervez Elahi filed papers from PP-152 and his brother, Rasikh Elahi, filed nomination papers from PP-152 as covering candidate of Moonis Elahi.

As Monday was the last day of filing nomination papers, a large number of political leaders, their supporters and other candidates gathered at the offices of returning officers. The Election Commission of Pakistan had already directed the returning officers to receive nomination papers until 12 midnight.

Among other prominent leaders who filed their papers are Jahangir Badr from NA-120 and PP-142. His son, Zulfiqar Ali Badr, from NA-127 and from PP-153. Liaquat Baloch of JI from NA-126, Farid Paracha NA-121, acting president PML-N Makhdoom Javed Hashmi NA-123, Muhammad Pervez Malik NA-120 and NA-121, Ahsanullah Waqas NA-127, Salman Butt PP-149 and NA-122, Amirul Azeem PP-144 and PP-147, Muhammad Ehsan Ganjial PP-153, Rana Mashhood PP-149, Tariq Banday NA-119 and PP-141 and Zaeem Qadri NA-123 and NA-122.

Ziaullah Khan Manj filed his papers from NA-125, Umar Misbahur Rehman NA-122, Asif Saeed Kirmani PP-147, Samina Khalid Ghurki NA-130, Ashiq Dial NA-130, Rana Tajamal NA-130, Tariq Shabbir NA-129, Mian Muhammad Azhar NA-118, Asif Hashmi NA-118, Malik Khalid Pervez NA-128, Col Rana Muhammad Tariq (retired) NA- 128, Zakirullah Mujahid NA-128, Azizur Rehman Chann PP 144, Sheikh Idrees NA-126, Rohail Asghar NA-124, Naveed Ashiq Diyal NA-130, Mian Misbahur Rehman NA-122, Javed Amin Khan NA-125, Faisal Rasool NA-125, Rafiuddin NA-125, Advocate Ramazan Chaudhry NA-129, Muhammad Azhar Siddique advocate NA-124/PP-148, Mian Fayaz PP-151, Khurram Asghar NA-145, Ali Asghar PP-146, Muhammad Jahangir PP-160, Rana Muhammad Tariq PP-161, Naveed Ashiq Diyal PP-157, Ijaz Qayum Butt PP-147, Shakil Ahmad Pasha PP-155, Chaudhry Waqar PP-156, Muhammad Aslam Bhatti PP-156, Yasin Rasool PP-155, Dr Ilyas PP-155, Yaqoob Bhatti PP-155, Muhammad Aslam Bhatti PP-156, Rana Khalid PP-159 and Malik Riaz from NA 118.

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