QUETTA, March 24: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Sunday announced the names of its candidates for 14 National Assembly seats in Balochistan for the coming general elections.

Speaking at a press conference here, JUI-F’s provincial vice-president Hafiz Hamdullah unveiled the names.

The candidates are Hafiz Hamdullah for NA-259 (Quetta city), Haji Manzoor Mengal NA-260 (Quetta-Chagai), Maulana Agha Mohammad NA-261 (Pishin-Ziarat), Haji Roziuddin NA-262 (Qila Abdullah), Maulana Amir Zaman NA-263 (Loralai-Barkhan), Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani NA-264 (Zhob-Sherani-Qila Saifullah), Mir Baz Marri NA-265 (Sibi-Kohlu-Dera Bugti), Maulana Abdullah Jhattak NA-266 (Nasirabad), Maulana Abdul Malik Shah NA-267 (Kacchi-Jhal Magsi), Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri NA-268 (Kalat), Maulana Qamaruddin NA-269 (Khuzdar), Maulana Ghulam Qadir NA-270 (Awaran-Lasbela), Hafiz Mohammad Azim NA-271 (Kharan-Panjgur) and Maulana Abdul Hamid NA-272 (Kech-Gwadar).

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