QUETTA, Aug 25: In Balochistan, 182 nomination papers were filed by candidates until Sunday for 14 National Assembly seats and 685 papers were received for 51 general seats of the Balochistan Assembly.

According to sources 17 nomination were filed by candidates of different political parties for three reserved seats for women in the National Assembly.

For the 11 reserved seats for women in Balochistan Assembly, so far 43 candidates have filed their nomination papers and for the three reserved seats for minorities, 29 candidates submitted their nomination papers with the returning officers.

The prominent candidates who have filed their nomination papers for NA-259, Quetta, include, Khalid Dogar from Pakistan Muslim League, Mir Taj Mohammed Jamali from National Alliance, Maulana Hussain Ahmed Sharoodi and Maulvi Noor Mohammed from Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Khudai Noor from Jamhoori Watan Party, Mehmood Khan Achakzai from Pakhtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party, Saifullah Khan Paracha from People’s Party Parliamentarians, Yehya Bakhtiyar, Saadat Ali Hazara, Yousaf Shahwani, Jawad Ali and Abdul Majeed Ghori. They filed their papers with the returning officer, additional sessions judge-I, Raja Jawad Abbass Hassan.

The candidates who filed their nomination papers from NA-260, Quetta-cum-Chaghai Mastung, with the RO, additional session judge-III, Abdul Rashid Umrani, include, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed of MMA, Sardar Fateh Mohammed Mohammed Hassani and Mir Attaullah of PPP, Haji Baloch Khan and Hafeezullah of PML(Q), Abdul Wahid Shakir of Balochistan National Democratic Party, Dr Abdul Hakim Lehri of Balochistan National Congress, Habib Jalib Baloch advocate, Sajid Tareen advocate of Balochistan National Party (Mengal), Muheem Khan Baloch of BNP(Awami), Husain Ali Mir Nawaz Khan, Mohammad Jajeeb Sajrani, Abdul Rashid, Hafizullah and Ghulam Farooq.

The eminent candidates from PB-I include former provincial minister Gul Zaman Kasi of PML(QA), Shafiq Ahmed of PPP and Syed Abdul Qadir Agha of PMAP; from PB-II, Maulavi Noor Mohammed of MMA and Ghulam Ali Azad of PML(QA); from PB-III, Arbab Mohammed Hashim of NA and Maulavi Noor Mohammed of MMA; from PB-IV, Khalid Dogar of PML, Maqbool Lehri of PML(QA) and Dr Hakeem Lehri of BNC; from PB-V, Sana Baloch of BNP(M) and Abdul Wahid Shakir of BNDP and from PB-VI, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor of MMA, Qasim Lango of JWP and Yousaf Khan Kakar of PMAP.

Others who filed their nomination papers for the National Assembly include Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Sardar Mohammad Aslam Raisani, Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch, Ayub Jatak, Dr Mohammad Yasin, Maulana Abdul Haq Baloch, Sana Baloch, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Mir Baz Khan Khetran, Habib Jalib Baloch, Abdul Rauf Mengal, Mian Saifullah Peracha, Sardar Yaqoob Khan Nasar, Sardar Gul Mohammad Domar and Obaidullah Babit.