MANSEHRA, Aug 19: Only four candidates obtained nomination papers from the returning officers for two provincial assembly seats of Mansehra district on the first day of filing nominations to contest the upcoming general elections.

District Naib Nazim of Mansehra, Shahzada Mohammad Gustasap Khan and Mohammad Niaz Awan, got nomination papers for contesting election on PF-55, Mansehra-III, while former PML MPA Sakhi Mohammad Tanoli and Gulzar Ahmad Khan received nomination papers for contesting election on PF-57, Mansehra-V.

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