PPP announces candidates

Published August 22, 2002

NAWABSHAH, Aug 21: The Pople’s Party Parliamentarians, Nawabshah, announced the names of candidates for the coming elections, except for PS-24, Nawabshah town, on Tuesday.

Dr Azra Pechwo, sister of Asif Ali Zardari, will contest the election from NA-213, and Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, son of the late Shabbir Ahmed Shah, who recently joined the PPP, would contest from NA-214.

Ali Ahmed Jalbani will contest from PS-28, Syed Ali Ahmed Shah, who was an ally of Khan Mohammad Dahri and had recently joined the PPP would contest from PS-26, Ghulam Qadir Chandio, ex-senator and the vice president of PPP, Nawabshah, from PS-27 and Jam Tamachi Unnar from PS-28.

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