The candidates of Businessman Forum on four vacant seats of associate group seats and a reserved seat of women for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI) elections for 2014-15, elected unopposed. In this regard, the formed election commission has been notified the name of those candidates elected unopposed on five seats, during its meeting, chaired by Sufi Bashir Ahmad Durrani.
During the meeting the election commission members, Ziaul Haq Sarhadi, and Mohammad Ishaq also present. The meeting said that seven candidates, including Haji Rashid Iqbal Siddiqui, Ishtiaq Mohammad, Mohammad Altaf Baig, Syed Anwar Shah, Sher Ali, Saifullah and Wahid Arif Awan have been withdrawn their nomination papers for four vacant positions of associate group. After which, the election commission has declared the Fawad Ishaq, Abdul Hakim Shinwari, Saad Khan and Sadiq Amin as executive body member of the chamber.
Similarly, on reserved seat for women, no other candidate was submitted nomination papers against the Shabnam Munir; therefore, she has been declared as member of executive body of KPCCI. The chamber executive body four vacant positions of corporate group, three candidates have been already withdrawn their nomination papers, after which Shehryar Lodhi, Shuja Mohammad, Syed Mohammad Tariq, Ishtiaq Mohammad and S Minhajuddin Shah would contest the elections. The elections will be held for corporate group on September 20, next week.