Punjab: 12 elected as Senators unopposed

LAHORE: Twelve candidates among total of 25 for Senate election from Punjab have been elected unopposed, according to unofficial results.

Aitzaz Ahsan of the PPP and Ishaq Dar of the PML-N have been elected on technocrat seats while Kamran Michael of PML-N has been elected on minorities seat.

The unopposed elected senators on general seats include Zafarullah, M Hamza, Rafique Rajwana of PML-N, Babar Awan and Aslam Gill of the PPP and Kamil Ali Agha of the PML-Q.

Meanwhile, Khalida Qureshi of the PPP and Nuzhat Sadiq of the PML-N have been elected unopposed on women's seats.

On these two seats reserved for women, four candidates Nuzhat Sadiq PML(N), Khalida Perveen (PPP), Najma Ahmed (IND),Anusha Rehman Ahmed Khan PML(N) filed their papers.

The nomination papers of Mohsin Lighari of the PML(Q) were rejected whereas Yasmin Akhtar (wife of Babar Awan), Bilal Butt and Mohammad Sarwar of the PML(N) withdrew their nomination papers.

Polling on the other seats for Senate election will be held in the Punjab Assembly by next month. (APP)