The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the winners for reserved seats for women and minorities in both the National Assembly and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. In the five reserved National Assembly seats for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) each won two seats
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File Pic.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the names of successful candidates for the reserved seats for women and minorities in the National Assembly and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, ANI reported on Thursday.
In the five reserved seats in the National Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have secured two seats each, while Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) has won one seat, reported ANI.
The members nominated for the National Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are: Shaheen Habibullah and Ghazala Anjum from PML-N, Naeema Kanwal and Asma Alamgir from PPP, and Naeema Kishwar Khan from JUI-F.
For the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, out of 21 reserved seats, JUI-F has won eight seats, PML-N secured six, PPP one, and both the Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P) each secured one seat.
According to ANI, the JUI-F nominees for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly are: Nilofer Begum, Aimen Jaleel Jan, Rabia Shaheen, Naheeda Noor, Balqees, Arifa Bibi, Sitara Afrin, and Madina Gul Afridi, The Express Tribune reported.
The PML-N nominees for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly are Jameela Piracha, Afshan Hussain, Amna Sardar, Faiza Malik, Shazia Jadoon, and Farah Khan Advocate.
The candidates nominated by PPP include Mehr Sultana Advocate, Ashbar Jadoon, Shazia Tehmash, Sajida Tabassum, and Farzana Shireen. Nadia Sher was nominated by the PTI-P, while ANP nominated Khadija Bibi, ANI reported.
Moreover, for the four reserved minority seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, JUI-F secured two seats, while PPP and PML-N each won one seat. The minority representatives include Suresh Kumar (PML-N), Askar Parvez and Ghorpal Singh (JUI-F), and Bahari Lal (PPP).
Meanwhile, Pakistan Railways on Wednesday announced a hike in fares for passenger, express, and mail trains, marking its second increase within 15 days, ARY News reported. The decision comes after the rise in prices of petroleum products, including diesel.
In a notification, Pakistan Railways stated that a 2 per cent increase in fare would take effect from 4th July for express and passenger trains. The two per cent fare increase will also apply to advance bookings, as per the notification, reported ANI.
According to an official, Pakistan Railways has been facing a monthly loss of approximately Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 109 million due to the increasing price of diesel. The railway department has issued instructions to the Director of IT and the DS to ensure compliance with the increased fares.
(With inputs from ANI)
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