Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) covering candidate Waqas Orakzai officially withdrew from the Senate race after a meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
“I am not withdrawing under any pressure,” Orakzai clarified in a statement, adding that he acted on a request from Firdous Shamim Naqvi, a close associate of PTI founder Imran Khan.
Chief Minister Gandapur expressed appreciation for Orakzai’s decision, calling it a demonstration of loyalty to the party and its leadership.
Separately, Syed Irshad Hussain, another PTI covering candidate vying for a technocrat seat, also withdrew his nomination by submitting an official letter to the Election Commission.
All KP Senate Seats Finalized Unopposed
According to sources, all Senate candidates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been elected unopposed following a mutual understanding between the provincial government and the opposition. PTI resolved internal disputes after its covering candidates agreed to step aside.
As per the agreed formula, six Senate seats are allotted to PTI, while the opposition has secured five. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) will receive two seats each, and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will take one.
PTI Finalizes Senate Candidates
PTI’s core and political committees finalized their nominees for the Senate, confirming the following candidates:
General Seats: Murad Saeed, Faisal Javed, Mirza Khan Afridi, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri
Women’s Seat: Rubina Naz
Technocrat Seat: Azam Swati
Vacant Seat (formerly held by Sania Nishtar): Mishal Yousafzai
The smooth, unopposed finalization of all seats marks a significant moment of consensus between political rivals in KP’s Senate elections.
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