Election 2024: Nawaz, Shehbaz, Bilawal, Tareen and other key figures get go-ahead

The Election Commission of Pakistan has accepted the nomination papers of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto and other key figures including , Shehbaz Sharif, Jehangir Khan Tareen and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Saturday. 

Nawaz’s nomination papers for the National Assembly seat NA-130 have been approved after no objection was raised. As per the election commission lists, the nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif were accepted from NA-123. PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz's nomination papers were accepted from NA-119, NA-120, PP-159, PP-160, PP-165 and PP-80.  

The election commission accepted the nomination papers of Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for the NA-127 election. The commission rejected the objection raised by Ayaz Farooqui.

It gave the go-ahead to PPP leaders Aslam Gul, Faisal Mir and Huma Mir. The nomination papers of Zubair Kisana and Asma Zaheer Abbas, PTI leader Latif Khosa and Khurram Latif Khosa, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Ehsanullah Waqas were also approved

From NA-260 and PB 32, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani's nomination papers have been approved. Sadiq Sanjrani will contest the election on the ticket of Balochistan Awami Party Download the App

From NA 149, the nomination papers of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief Jahangir Khan Tareen were approved. Moreover, the nominations of Malik Amir Dogar and Javed Hashmi were approved for the same seat.

From NA-117, the nomination papers of Abdul Aleem Khan of IPP, Atta Tarar and Ayaz Sadiq of PML-N and noted singer Abrarul Haq have been accepted.

From PP 284, the nomination papers of former Punjab CM Sardar Usman Buzdar were accepted. A total of  24 candidates ad submitted nomination papers and all got the go-ahead. The nomination papers of 17 candidates from PP 54 including PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal and his wife were approved.