Islamabad. General elections for the 16th National Assembly will be held in Pakistan on February 8, 2024. For this, the nomination process of candidates has also started. For the first time in Pakistan, a Hindu woman has shown courage to contest elections. On the other hand, son of terrorist Hafiz Saeed is also going to stake his claim in the elections.
According to Dawn report, for the first time, a Hindu woman Savera Prakash has filed nomination for the general seat of PK-25 in Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Savera is optimistic about following the footsteps of her father Om Prakash and contesting the elections on Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ticket. 35-year-old Prakash’s father Om Prakash has recently retired. He has been a doctor and a dedicated member of PPP.
Intention to solve women’s problems
In an interview with Dawn, Prakash talked about his aspirations to follow his father’s footsteps and work for the underprivileged in the area. He submitted his nomination papers on 23 December and expressed hope that the senior leadership of PPP would support his candidacy. She also emphasized the historical neglect and oppression of women in the development sector and she aims to address these issues if elected.
Talha will fight against Nawaz Sharif
International terrorist Hafiz Saeed’s political party Pakistan Markazi Muslim League will also be seen in the general elections of Pakistan. On behalf of the party, Hafiz Saeed’s son Talha Saeed will contest from National Assembly constituency NA-127 Lahore. Meanwhile, PMML Central President Khalid Masood Sindhu will contest from NA-130 seat against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The election symbol of this party of Hafiz Saeed is chair.
There was no success in the last elections
PMML had participated in the 2018 general elections as Milli Muslim League, the political face of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa, but it failed to get promising results from any constituency. Even the deposits of all its candidates were confiscated. When Pakistan banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its political faction Milli Muslim League under international pressure, it changed its name to Pakistan Markazi Muslim League.