PESHAWAR: The Businessman Forum, known as Ilyas Bilour group, swept the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s executive committee elections for the 2026-28 session, defeating the rival Peshawar Business Alliance, here on Friday.
According to the election commission, polling was held for 10 vacant seats of corporate and associate classes from 8am to 5pm.Total registered voters in the corporate class were 524, out of which 396 votes were polled, and one was cancelled. Voter turnout remained 75.57 per cent.
Similarly, the total registered voters in the associate class were 3,441, out of which 1,977 ballots were polled, and one was cancelled, with voter turnout standing at 57.45pc.
Of the 10 corporate class candidates of the Businessman Forum, Asif Shahzed secured 326, Farhad Asfandiyar 318, Nadeem Shahzad 312, Abidullah Khan 310, Naeem ur Rehman 305, Abid Pervez Awan 304, Musarat Shah 304, Mazhar Jamil 301, Sikandar Iqbal 289 and Zahid Khan 278 votes.
Similarly, of the 10 associate class candidates, Hasnain Sherza bagged 1,420 votes, Asim Azam 1,418, Amir Azam 1,412, Bakht Mir Jan Durrani 1,405, Malik Imran Ishaq 1,407, Khalid Khan 1,403, Malang Khan 1,395, Sarfraz Khan 1,378, Shah Mohammad 1,367 and Shahid Hussain 1,318 votes.
Bureau Report