Maryam Nawaz files nomination papers for NA-127

LAHORE, Jun 10 (APP):PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif
on Sunday filed nomination papers to contest her first election
from National Assembly seat NA-127.
Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former premier Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif, submitted the nomination papers through a representative.
NA-127 consists of Baghbanpura, Kot Khawaja Saeed, China
Scheme, Mehmood Booti, UET, Pakistan Mint, Singhpura and Baja
Line with a total population of 819,049. Former federal minister
for Commerce and Trade, Malik Pervaiz had won election from
this constituency in 2013 on the ticket of PML-N when it used
to be NA-123.
Meanwhile, the process of receiving and filing of
nomination papers by candidates for national and provincial
assemblies in Lahore continued on the seventh day on Sunday.
Besides Maryam Nawaz, other prominent candidates who
submitted nomination papers include Shafqat Mehmood for NA-130,
Abdul Aleem Khan for NA-129, Shahbaz Bhatti for NA-133, Hina
Pervaiz Butt for PP-158 and PP-159, Ghazali Saleem Butt
for PP-144, Azizur Rehman Chan for PP-156.
Prominent candidates who received nomination forms are
Hamza Shehbaz for NA-132, Khawaja Saad Rafique for NA-134,
Ijaz Chaudhry for NA-133 and Rana Mashhood for PP-147.
As per the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) new
schedule, candidates can submit their nomination papers
till June 11 and the initial list of candidates will be
displayed on the same day.