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Many PPP tickets for NA, PA polls in Sindh go to relatives

By Kamran Razi
January 07, 2024

In Ghotki, Sardar Ali Gohar Mahar is the National Assembly candidate from NA-199, while his brother Ali Nawaz Mahar and cousin Muhammad Bukhsh Mahar are running for provincial assembly seats.

Similarly, in Sukkur, Syed Khursheed Shah is the National Assembly candidate from NA-201 for the Peoples Party, and his son Syed Farukh Shah and son-in-law Owais Shah have successfully secured party tickets for provincial assembly seats.

PPP workers can be seen in this image on January 4, 2024. — Facebook/Pakistan Peoples Party - PPP

PPP workers can be seen in this image on January 4, 2024. — Facebook/Pakistan Peoples Party - PPP

In Shikarpur, Shehryar Khan Mahar is the National Assembly candidate from NA-193, and his brother Arif Khan Mehar is the PPP candidate for the provincial assembly seat.

In Qambar Shahdadkot, most of the national and provincial assembly seats are distributed among two families, Magsis and Chandios.

Amir Magsi is the National Assembly candidate from NA-197, and his brother Nadir Magsi is the provincial assembly candidate, while Sardar Khan Chandio has secured the Peoples Party ticket for the provincial assembly seats along with his brother Burhan Khan Chandio. Similarly, Asif Ali Zardari is contesting from NA-207 in Nawabshah and his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari from Larkana’s NA196, while Asif Zardari’s sisters Azra Pechuho and Faryal Talpur are running for PA seats from Nawabshah and Larkana.

Faryal Talpur’s husband, Mir Munawar Talpur, is the Peoples Party candidate for the National Assembly seat from NA-212 in Mirpurkhas.

Likewise, in Mitiari, Makhdoom Jameelu Zaman is the National Assembly candidate, and his son Makhdoom Mahboobul Zaman and nephew Makhdoom Fakhr Zaman are the ticket holders for provincial assembly seats. In Khairpur, Qaim Ali Shah is running for a PA seat while his daughter Nafisa Shah and nephew Javed Ali Shah are the Peoples Party candidates for the National Assembly seats.

From Umerkot, Nawab Yousuf Talpur is the National Assembly candidate, and his son Timur Talpur is the provincial assembly candidate. Syed Sardar Shah and his cousin are provincial assembly candidates, while his brother-in-law Zia Abbas Shah is a contestant for the PA seat from Tando Allahyar.

In Thatta, the Sheerazi family’s two brothers, Ayaz Shah Sheerazi for an NA seat and younger Riyaz Hussain Shah and cousin Shah Hussain Shah will be participating in the elections on the Peoples Party tickets for the provincial assembly seats.

In Jamshoro, Malik Asad Sikander is the National Assembly candidate, and his son Malik Sikander is the provincial assembly candidate.

Once again, two Hindu candidates are contesting the general elections on the Peoples Party tickets. Among them, Dr Mahesh Malani is the National Assembly candidate from Tharparkar, and Hari Ram Kishwari Lal from Mirpurkhas is contesting for the provincial assembly’s general seat