Record number of British Pakistani candidates participate in UK Elections

In the upcoming general elections in the United Kingdom on July 4th, 4515 candidates from various political parties are contesting for 650 parliamentary seats.

Among these candidates, a significant number of British Pakistanis are participating.

British Pakistani and Kashmiri candidates are competing from cities like London, Greater Manchester, Bolton, Bradford, Birmingham, Bedford, Nottingham, Glasgow, and Aberdeen.

Notable candidates include:

Afzal Khan (Labour) from Manchester

Iftikhar Ahmed (Conservative) from Blackley

Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) from Bolton

Mohammad Afzal (Conservative) from Bolton

Jack Khan (Workers Party) from Bolton

Imran Hussain (Labour) from Bradford

Naz Shah (Labour) from Bradford

Khalid Mahmood (Labour) from Birmingham

Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) from Birmingham

Zarah Sultana (Labour) from Coventry

Shabana Mahmood (Labour) from Birmingham

Tahir Ali (Labour) from Birmingham

Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) from West Midlands

Rehman Chishti (Conservative) from Gillingham

Zaq Farhan Khan (Conservative) from Blackpool South

Aunam Qaiser (Scottish National Party) from Glasgow

Rana Naveed Asghar (Conservative) from Glasgow

Dr Zubair Ahmed (Labour) from Glasgow Southwest

Tariq Malik (Labour) from Glasgow

Memoona Rashid (Conservative) from Glasgow

Dr. Khalila Chaudhry (Workers Party) from Manchester

Shahnaz Siddique (Workers Party) from Oldham

Arouma Hasan (Workers Party) from Ashton

Dr Amir Burney (Workers Party) from Manchester

Ayesha Khan (Workers Party) from Stockport

Musah Kazmi (Workers Party) from Bolton

Syed Maroof Shah (Workers Party) from Nelson

Muhammad Faisal (Green Party) from Oldham

Additionally, former councillors such as Faraz Bhatti from Manchester, Zafar Iqbal from Oldham, and Muhammad Adnan from Blackburn are among over 150 independent candidates running in these elections.

The active participation of British Pakistani candidates reflects the community's growing involvement in the UK's political landscape.