The Election Commission of Pakistan has notified 10 more names of winning candidates for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reports.

According to a notification, independent candidate PPP Kiramat Ullah Khan was declared successful from PK-72 Peshawar-I, PTI-P candidate Arbab Muhammad Waseem Khan from PK-73 Peshawar-II, JUIF candidate Ijaz Muhammad PK-74 Peshawar-III, ANP candidate Arbab Usman Khan PK75 Peshawar-IV, PML-N Zahir Khan from PK-78 Peshawar-VII, PML-N Jalal Khan PK-79 Peshawar-VIII, PPP Arbab Zarak Khan PK-80 Peshawar-IX, independent candidate Malik Tariq Awan from PK-82 Peshawar-XI, JUI-F Muhammad Riaz from PK-95 Kurram-I, JUI-F Akram Khan Durrani from PK-102, Bannu-IV.

Independent candidates were directed to join a political party within three days of the notification.

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