In the Assembly of Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, a Sikh leader has been selected on the minority seat allotted to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F). The Provincial Election Commission announced this on Thursday (17 July 2025). The Commission said that JUI-F candidate Gurpal Singh was elected unopposed on the seat reserved for minorities, which is an important achievement for the minority Sikh community.
Singh belongs to Malik Deen Khel tribe in Bara in Khyber district. Shahida Waheed of Awami National Party (ANP) was selected through a draw on a seat reserved for women in the provincial assembly. On the instructions of the Pakistan Election Commission, a process of drawing a reserve minority seat between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and JUI-F and ANP and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was organized for the allocation of draws for the allocation of a reserved women’s seat.
Reserved minority seat was given to JUI-F
During the proceedings, the PML-N delegation formally withdrew its candidate Gorsaran Lal in favor of JUI-F candidate Singh. As a result, reserved minority seat was given to JUI-F, which gave them an additional seat in the provincial assembly. Similarly, there was a draw between ANP and PTI for the allocation of seats reserved for women. Shahida was declared successful in the results.
Pakistan Election Commission
Political parties in Pakistan are provided proportional to their number force in the assemblies reserved for women and minorities. The Pakistan Election Commission on Tuesday announced its decision regarding the allocation of reserved seats in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly. ‘PTI’, headed by former prison Prime Minister Imran Khan, formed the government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province after last year’s elections.
Sikh community status and further path
The Sikh community in Pakistan is mainly inhabited by Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is often in discussion about the safety of religious places and social rights. Gurpal Singh’s election is a positive sign in this direction. It will now be seen how they raise their voice for the rights of minority communities in the assembly.
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