HYDERABAD, July 31: Candidates for seats of nazim and naib nazim of the Hatri-1 union council have alleged that Khawind Bux Jahejo, a candidate for the seat of nazim, is trying to substitute his name in the matriculation certificate of Ghulam Mohammad.

Speaking at a news conference at the press club here on Saturday, Wadero Karim Bux Jahejo and Abdul Ghaffar Mashori, candidates for the seat of nazim of the union council, and Abdul Khaliq Mashori, a candidate for the naib nazim’s seat, said they had informed the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, Chief Election Commissioner, Sindh Election Commission, chief minister and other authorities in this regard.

They said according to an announcement by the Election Commission, only matric pass candidates could file papers to contest for the seats.

They pointed out that matriculation certificate was issued to Ghulam Mohammad in 1973 and the board could not substitute a name in a certificate.

They further said the passport, agriculture passbook, land record and telephone bills were also issued in the name of Khawind Bux Jahejo.

They appealed to the Election Commission and the BISE to take notice of the matter.

PML-F: The Nizamani community of Tando Saindad, Shaikh Bhirkio and Tando Ghulam Haider, Tando Mohammad Khan district, has decided to contest the local body election from the platform of the Faqir Dost Panel of the Pakistan Muslim League-F.

This was announced by elders of the community, Mohammad Tariq Nizamani, Abdul Hussain Nizamani, Liaquat Ali Nizamani and Faqir Ghulam Qadir Sanjrani, at a press conference at the press club here on Saturday evening.

They said Nawab Ghulam Rasool Nizamani, Altaf Khan Nizamani and Rais Anwar Khan Nizamani would contest for seats of nazims of Tando Saindad, Shaikh Bhirkio and Tando Ghulam Haider union councils respectively.

They claimed that thousands of residents of 20 villages of Tando Mohammad Khan had joined the PML-F during the visit of provincial organizing committee members Chaudhry Saifullah and Ghulam Qadir Sanjrani.

They said leaders of the Nizamani Ittehad had full confidence in Pir Pagara and Sindh PML-F president Pir Sadaruddin Shah Rashdi.

WOMEN’S WING: A meeting of the women’s wing of the PML-F was held here on Saturday under the chairmanship of provincial chief organizer Saira Naseer.