Faisalabad Chamber associate class results announced

Voting for the associate class of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry concluded on Tuesday, completing the second phase of elections for the 2026-28 term. Sixteen candidates contested 14 seats. According to unofficial provisional results reported by the Associated Press of Pakistan, Muhammad Saeed of New Prime Electric Cables led with 1,299 votes, followed by Muhammad Azhar of AT Foods with 1,281. Muhammad Fazil was also among the successful candidates, APP said.

The first phase, for the corporate class, was held on Monday and saw 17 candidates contest 14 seats, Minute Mirror reported. Arif Ehsan Malik of Al-Ghani International topped that poll with 607 votes, ahead of Muhammad Babar Shahzad with 587 and Muhammad Yasin with 585. The FCCI Election Commission said 747 votes were cast out of a total 1,428, and 19 ballots were rejected, leaving 728 valid votes. Successful corporate class candidates included Arif Ehsan Malik, Kashif Ahmad Aslam Zia, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Babar Shahzad, Ahsan Ul Haq, Ahmad Bilal, Farhan Tufail, Tanveer Ahmed Afaq, Javed Ahmed, Imran Latif, Hunain Hamid, Sajid Qayyum Khan, Shahid Hanif Ghouri and Syed Muratab Ali Shah.

Minute Mirror reported that Mian Muhammad Adrees described the result as a sweeping victory for candidates nominated by the National Group. Minute Mirror said polling remained peaceful and no candidate raised an objection. Supporters celebrated outside the chamber after the announcement.

Separately, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported that 14 executive committee members from the corporate and associate classes of the Kohat Chamber of Commerce and Industry were elected unopposed for the upcoming term. The results were announced Tuesday after scrutiny of nomination papers; elected members included Syed Faiq Shah.