KARACHI, Aug 19: The Shaheed Bhutto group of the Pakistan People’s Party on Monday announced the names of its candidates for the nine national assembly seats from Sindh.

According to party spokesman Inayet Hussain, SB’s provincial parliamentary board decided to field Asghar Ali Chauhan from NA 198, Sukkur; Anwar Leghari from NA-199; Nazar Hussain Chaaran from Ghotki, NA-200; Sikandar Ali Lakho from Ghotki NA-21; Dr Agha Sher Khan Pataan, Shikarpur, NA-202; Abdul Karim Soho from Khairpur NA-216; Peeral Majeed Anno, Hyderabad, NA-218; Mohammad Suleman Bhalai, NA-231 and Yunus Bha’an from Thatta, NA-238.

Mr Hussain said that the names of other candidates would be announced later, after the approval of party chief Ms Ghinwa Bhutto.

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