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.