Jamiat Ulema Islam

Jamiat Ulema Islam Reveals Candidates for Sindh in Upcoming Elections

Tamseela Akhtar

Dec 26, 2023 — 1 min read

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) has officially announced its slate of candidates for both National Assembly and Provincial Assembly constituencies in the province of Sindh.

Allama Rashid Mehmood Soomro, slated to represent JUI in NA 194 Larkana and PS 5 Kandhkot.
Aslam Ghori, selected as the JUI candidate for Karachi NA 235 and PS 97.
Sain Abdul Qayyum Halijvi, set to contest from NA 201 Sukkur, NA 199 Ghotki, and PS 6 Kandhkot.
Nasir Mehmood Soomro, chosen as the JUI candidate for NA 196 Qamber Shahdadkot, PS 106 Lyari, and PS 18 Ghotki.
Sain Abdullah Mehr for NA 193 Shikarpur, Dr. Ibrahim Jatoi for NA 192 Shikarpur, and Mir Abid Khan Jatoi for PS 08 Shikarpur.

Other notable candidates include Agha Ayub Shah for NA 200 Sukkur, Mir Shah Zain Bajrani for NA 191 Kandhkot, Ameer Bakhsh (Mir Meher) for PS 25 Sukkur, and Pappu Khan Chachar for PS 21 Ghotki.

Additionally, Abdul Zaq Abid Lakh is named as the JUI candidate for the National Assembly from NA-197 Qamber Shahdad Kot.

In Karachi, JUI puts forward Maulana Noorul Haque for NA 239 Lyari, Maulana Naseeruddin Swati for NA 244 Karachi West, and Sami Swati as candidates for PS 116 Karachi.

Completing the roster, Qari Mohammad Usman is set to represent JUI in NA 243 Kemari, along with Umar Sadiq for PS 111 Kemari and PS 114 Shershah Karachi.

These announcements signal JUI's strategic positioning across various constituencies in Sindh for the upcoming elections.

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