PTI Finalizes Additional Senate Candidates for April Elections

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has recently Confirmed the Selection of two additional Candidates to Compete in the upcoming Senate Elections on April 2 according to Sources. Dr. Zulfi Bukhari and Hamid Khan a founding Member of the Party are among those Chosen to Represent Islamabad in the Senate race as reported by  News.

Earlier PTI had already Designated Ilyas Meharban as their Candidate for the Senate Elections in Islamabad. These Decisions follow initial Consultations within the Party to Determine Suitable Candidates for the Crucial Electoral Contest.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Monday that the Senate Elections for 48 Seats would be held on April 2 Coinciding with the end of the Six-year term for the Current Senators. Notably 52 Seats will become Vacant but Elections will only be Conducted for 48 Senators due to the Abolition of four Reserved Seats for the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) following the 25th Constitutional Amendment.

The Official Schedule for the Elections is set to be released on March 14 by the Electoral body. The Polling will encompass Seven general Seats two for women, two for technocrats (including Ulema) and one for non-Muslims from Sindh and Punjab.

Moreover Representatives from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan will Participate in Selecting Members for Seven general Seats, two women and two technocrats (including Ulema). Members of the National Assembly will also have a say in Electing one General Seat and one Technocrat seat (including Ulema) from the Federal Capital.

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In Preparation for the upcoming Elections the ECP has appointed Returning Officers (ROs) for Islamabad and the four Provinces. Saeed Gul the Director General Training of the ECP has been designated as the Returning Officer in the federal Capital. Additionally Aijaz Anwar Chohan, Sharifullah, Shamshad Khan and Muhammad Farid Afridi will Serve as Returning Officers in Punjab, Sindh, KP and Balochistan Respectively.

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Furthermore by-Elections for Six vacant Senate seats are Slated for Thursday, March 14, with Polling set to take Place at the upper House of Parliament as well as at the Sindh and Balochistan assemblies in Karachi and Quetta.