PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced 54 out of 64 candidates for City Mayor and Tehsil Chairman in the second phase of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Local Body Elections.
According to the details, PTI has given tickets to the relatives of Assembly Members including the Chief Minister’s brother for the second phase of KPK Local Body Elections.
Brother of Chief Minister KPK Abdullah Swat has been nominated from Matta Tehsil. Meanwhile, tickets have also been issued to the relatives of Assembly Members in Lower Dir.
MNA Bashir Khan’s nephew and MPA Shafiullah’s son have been nominated for the second phase. While the MNA Mehboob Shah’s brother has also been given a ticket.
It may be recalled that PTI had given tickets to the relatives of the Assembly Members even in the first phase and it was considered as the main reason for the defeat.
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Polling for the second phase of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local body elections will be held on March 31.
According to ECP, the districts include Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar, Kohistan Upper, Kohistan Lower, Kolai Palas Kohistan, Swat, Malakand, Shangla, Lower Dir, Upper Dir, Chitral Upper, Chitral Lower, Kurram, Orakzai, North Waziristan and South Waziristan.
Public notice for the invitation of nomination Papers will be issued by the Returning Officer on the 10th of this month.
Candidates can file their nomination papers from 14th to the 18th of this month.
The polling will be held on 31st March.
