{
  "id": 7432606,
  "title": "KCCI elections: nomination papers filed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/kcci-elections-nomination-papers-filed",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-14T23:57:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439475/kcci-elections-nomination-papers-filed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The election commission of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) received 67 nomination papers, of which 8 were rejected, leaving 59 candidates for 30 vacant seats on the managing committee. The election for the 30 vacant seats is scheduled for September 26, 2026. On corporate sector seats, 34 candidates filed nomination papers, two of which were declared invalid, leaving 32 candidates. On associate seats, 33 candidates submitted papers, with six declared invalid, leaving 27 candidates. A total of 32 candidates contesting the election on 15 corporate seats include Shahid Ismail, Zafar Saeed Baghpatee, Mobeen Waqar, and others. Thirty-seven candidates contesting the election on 15 associate vacant seats comprise Talat Mahmood, Mohammad Ibrahim Kasumbi, Mohammad Farooq Afzal, and others.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: The election commission of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) received 67 nomination papers out of which 8 were rejected, leaving 59 candidates in the run for 30 vacant seats of managing committee in the election for the year 2026-28. The election on 30 vacant seats of the executive committee, 15 each in corporate and associate categories, will be held on Saturday, September…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}