Senate polls: Faisal Sabzwari, Khalida Ateeb finalised as MQM-P candidates
Sabzwari will be contesting the election on the general seat, while Khalida Ateeb is nominated for a reserved seat for women
February 23, 2021
- MQM-P finalises its candidates from Sindh for the upcoming Senate elections
- MPA Faisal Sabzwari selected from Sindh on a general seat, while Khalida Ateeb will MQM-P's candidate on a reserved seat for women
- The party’s Rabita Committee meeting decided the candidates
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has finalised MPA Faisal Sabzwari from Sindh on the general seat and Khalida Ateeb on a reserved seat for women for the upcoming Senate polls to be held on March 3.
According to a report published in The News, the party’s Rabita Committee meeting decided the candidates.
Sabzwari is the party’s central leader and served as a provincial minister, while Ateeb is a senior member of the party. She took part in the general election from PS-87 (District Malir).
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The development came after the Election Tribunal disqualified MQM-P leader Rauf Siddiqui from contesting the Senate elections on a general seat on Monday.
The election tribunal also rejected the appeal of MQM-P’s Khizar Zaidi for the technocrat seat in the Senate elections and upheld the returning officer’s decision to reject his nomination papers.
