{"id":71115,"date":"2024-03-14T11:02:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ppp-finalizes-consultations-over-its-governors-for-punjab-and-kp\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:02:04","slug":"ppp-finalizes-consultations-over-its-governors-for-punjab-and-kp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ppp-finalizes-consultations-over-its-governors-for-punjab-and-kp\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP finalizes consultations over its governors for Punjab and KP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People\u2019s Party has concluded consultations over the names of the party\u2019s governors in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citing sources ARY News reported on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The PPP has shortlisted the candidates for provincial governors, sources said.<\/p>\n

Party leaders from Punjab Qamar Zaman Kaira and Nadeem Afzal Chan\u2019s names have been shortlisted. Makhdoom Ahmad Mehmood\u2019s name has been dropped from the list, PPP sources said.<\/p>\n

\u201cQamar Zaman Kaira has been the most favourite candidate for Punjab\u2019s governor,\u201d party sources said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe runner up of the governor\u2019s race will likely to be compensated by the PPP with the Senate ticket,\u201d sources said.<\/p>\n

The PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi has been hot-favorite candidate for Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to PPP sources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are four candidates vying for the governor KP\u2019s office. Other three candidates are Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha, Najamuddin Khan and Amjad Afridi,\u201d sources added.<\/p>\n

Under the power-sharing understanding between the PPP and PML-N the governors of Sindh and Balochistan will be nominated with the consent of the PML-N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n