JHANG, Aug 27: Nomination papers of Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat, Sahibzada Nazir Sultan, Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan, Rana Attaullah, Miss Saima Akhtar Bharwana and Sughra Imam were cleared on Tuesday after scrutiny in Shorkot.

There was much speculation in the political circle about the rejection of nomination papers of Faisal Saleh Hayat for there was a reference of wilful default pending against him in NAB court.

Meanwhile, the newly-appointed Tehrik-i-Istiqlal president, Qaisar A Sheikh, is contesting from three constituencies NA-86, NA-88 and NA-89. The PAT chairman, Allama Dr Tahirul Qadri, has filed his papers for NA-89 while the banned SSP president, Maulana Azim Tariq, is a candidate for NA-89.

Similarly, the former federal minister, Begum Abida Hussain, has filed her papers for NA-88 and PP-76, Faisal Saleh Hayat for NA-88 and NA-91 and Nazir Sultan for NA-90.

Naib district Nazim Syed Asad Hayat has filed his nomination papers for NA-87, NA-89 and PP-76 while Naib Nazim Jhang tehsil Mian Javed Yasin Chela for 18 Hazari PP constituency.

Other prominent candidates who filed their papers for the national assembly seats are: Tahir Ali Shah (PML-Q), Amir Hussain Syed (PPP), Mian Zahid Anwar (MP) for NA-86; Mrs Ghulam Bibi (MP), Syed Asad Hayat (PPP), Mehr Nawaz Bharwana (PML-QA), Mehr Zafarullah Bharwana (PML-QA), Sughra Imam (PML-QA) for NA-87; Ghulam Ahmad Gadi (Ind), Muhammad Raza Shah for NA-88; Waqar Akram Sheikh (MP), Khalid Sargana (Ind), Yousaf Mujahid (Ind) for NA-89; Sahibzada Nazir Sultan (MP), Saima Akhtar Bharwana (Ind) for NA-90; Rana Attaullah (PML-QA) for NA-91.