- The political committee supports names approved by Imran Khan.
- Murad Saeed, Faisal Javed among nominees for general seats.
- Rubina Naz named after women’s seat; Swati for Technocrat Castle.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senate election takes place without a competition after Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) formally approved its list of candidates, confirming names completed by party associations Imran Khan.
PTI’s political committee met Friday and approved the same nominees, previously proposed by the party’s parliamentary board.
The move clears the way for a smooth and unnamed choice in the province after a broader understanding reached between the provincial government and the opposition.
According to the official statement, PTI Felt has Murad Saeed, Faisal Javed, Mirza Khan Afridi and Pir Noorul Haq Qadri for general seats.
Rubina Naz will contest the women’s seat, while Azam Khan Swati has been nominated for the technocratic castle. Mishaal Yousafzai will be a candidate for the seat available by Sania Nishtar.
The Committee also confirmed that disagreed with PTI members who had initially submitted nomination papers for the Senate choice agreed to retire.
Earlier in the day, the dissatisfied candidates held two separate meetings with KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, but reportedly refused to go aside until a final decision came from the political committee.
Last week, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the opposition reached an agreement to hold undisputed Senate elections based on a formula of 5/6 seat.
Under the agreement, PTI will secure six seats, while the opposition will take five.
With both sides that are now in line and PTI’s internal disputes resolved, the province is ready for a rarely unknown Senate choice.
