Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has officially announced its candidates for the upcoming Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Elections 2026, triggering fresh political activity across the mountainous region ahead of the crucial polls. The party’s Central Secretariat issued a formal notification signed by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, confirming ticket holders for 23 constituencies.
According to the notification dated May 11, 2026, PTI finalized candidates after approval from the competent party leadership. The announcement covers constituencies from Gilgit, Nagar, Hunza, Skardu, Kharmang, Shigar, Astore, Diamer, Ghizer and Ghanche districts.
Among the prominent nominees, Muhammad Ilyas Siddiqui was awarded the ticket for GBA-1 Gilgit-I, while Atique Pirzada secured the nomination for GBA-2 Gilgit-II. Syed Sohail Abbas was named candidate for GBA-3 Gilgit-III and Zulfiqar Ali Bheshti received the ticket for GBA-4 Nagar-I.
In Baltistan division, Raja Muhammad Zakaria Khan Maqpoon was nominated for GBA-7 Skardu-I, Dr Muhammad Shareef for GBA-10 Skardu-IV, and Syed Mohsin Zaidi for GBA-11 Kharmang. Advocate Muhammad Hassan Shigri was selected for GBA-12 Shigar.
For Diamer district, PTI announced Noshad Alam for GBA-15 Diamer-I, Syed Abid Iqbal for GBA-16 Diamer-II, Haji Kaman for GBA-17 Diamer-III and Ayoub Qureshi for GBA-18 Diamer-IV.
The party also finalized Sher Azeem Khan, Nadeem Rafique and Raja Jehanzeb for the three Ghizer constituencies, while Muhammad Akhtar Khan and Abdur Raheem were nominated from Ghanche.
Political observers believe the candidate announcement marks the beginning of an intense electoral contest in Gilgit-Baltistan, where major parties including PTI, PML-N and PPP have already accelerated campaign activities ahead of the elections. Earlier reports indicated that multiple parties were actively preparing for the polls scheduled in 2026.
The Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan has already intensified preparations for the electoral process, with scrutiny and constituency-level activities underway as political momentum builds across the region.
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