79 in run from Bahawalnagar

Published September 16, 2002

BAHAWALNAGAR, Sept 15: Following the withdrawal of nomination papers, 20 candidates are left for four national assembly seats and 59 for eight PA seats in the district.

Candidates for NA-188 are Ahmad Farid Chishti (PML-N), Syed Asghar Shah (PML-QA), Muhammad Akram Saro (PPP) and Maulana Moeenuddin Wattoo (MMA).

For NA-189, Mumtaz Alam Gilani (PML-QA), Mumtaz Matyana (PPP), Noor Muhammad Ghaffari (PML-N) and Ali Lalika (MMA).

For NA-190, Abdul Sattar Lalika (PML-QA), Mian Muhammad Rafi (PML-N), Alam Ali Lalika (MMA) and Sajjad Cheema (PPP).

For NA-191, Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor (PML-QA), Ejazul Haq (PML-Z), Afzal Sindho (PPP), Prof Khalil Ahmad (MMA) and Muhammad Yar Khan (PML-N).

For PP-277, Allama Muhammad Rafiq (MMA), Hamid Hasan Wattoo (PML-N), Tallat Mahmood (PPP) and Khadim Husain Kaloka (PML-QA).

For PP-278, Pir Iftikhar Chishti (PPP), Khalid Mahmood Wattoo (MMA), Muhammad Ashraf Joya (PAT), Zubair Khan Lalika (PML-N), Tariq Amin Hotiana (PML-QA) and Nazar Mahmood Shah (NA).

For PP-279, Rana Ekramullah (PML-QA), Mian Mumtaz Wattoo (PML-N), Rao Ejaz Ali Khan (PPP) and Farooq Abid Bhatti (PAT).

For PP-280, Asif Mohal (PML-QA), Muhammad Yar Khan Mamonka (PPP), Ghulamullah Joya (MMA) and Salman Zia (PML-N).

For PP-281, Malik Abdul Ghaffar (PPP), Haji Tahir Mahmood (PML-QA), Chaudhry Hasan Murtaza (PML-N) and Qari Husain Ahmad Shad (MMA).

For PP-282, Chaudhry Muhammad Khalid (PPP), Abdullah Wains (PML-QA), Chaudhry Shahid Akram (PML-N) and Chaudhry Khalid Gulabka (announced candidate of the PML-QA by Abdul Sattar Laleka).

For PP-283, Shaukat Mahmood Basra (PPP), Chaudhry Abdul Khaliq (PML-N), Irfan Shaukat (PML-QA), Ghulam Murtaza (PML-Z), Wahid Ahmed (MMA) and Shafiq Ahmad (PAT).

For PP-284, Shahid Anjum (PPP), Khawar Ali (PML-N), Muhammad Arshad (PML-QA), Pervaiz Iqbal (PML-Z) and Anwarul Haq Abid (MMA). — Correspondent

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