Nawaz Sharif will contest from Lahore’s NA-130 towards PTI’s Yasmin Rashid, PPP’s Iqbal Ahmad
n Hamza Shehbaz to contest elections from Lahore’s NA-118 towards PTI’s Aliya Hamaz n Maryam Nawaz to run for nationwide, provincial seats from Lahore n MQM-P names Dr Farooq Sattar for NA-241, NA-244 n Mustafa Kamal to face Shehbaz Sharif in Karachi’s NA-242.
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD/KARACHI – Main political events together with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Peoples occasion and Muttahida Qaumi Motion-Pakistan (MQM-P) have introduced their candidates for the nationwide and professionalvincial assemblies constituencies for the final election, happening on February 8.
In Lahore, out of whole 14 Nationwide Meeting seats the PML-N has subjected 12 candidates whereas out of Lahore’s 30 Punjab Meeting seats the PML-N fielded 29 candidates to concheck upcoming normal elections.
PML-N’s stunning transfer to chorus from nominating candidates for 2 Nationwide Meeting seats and one professionalvincial meeting from its electroral stronghold Lahore was influenced by the technique of seat adjustment with Istehkam-e-Pakistan (IPP).
Pakistan Muslim League (N) has made seat changes in three constituencies with (IPP) in Lahore. Under this adopted electroral technique PML-N has kept away from fielding its candidates from two nationwide and one provincial meeting constituencies of the provincial capital. On this regard PML-N has opted to maintain the NA 117 seat vacant for IPP President Abdul Aleem Khan and NA 128 for Awn Chaudhry. From NA 117 Aleem Khan will face PPP’s candidate Syed Asif Akhtar Hashmi whereas PTI nomination from this constituency was nonetheless pending. From NA 128 IPP leader Aoon Chaudhry can be competing towards each PTI and PPP as for NA 128 PTI has fielded Salman Akram Raja whereas PPP has nominated Aurangzeb Burki. Additionally, PML-N has additionally left a professionalvincial constituency PP-149 of Lahore vacant for Aleem Khan. Thus far, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has not been capable of choose an acceptable candidate towards its former chief from the seat of PP-149.
In accordance with the main points, PML-N Quaid and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will concheck from NA 130 constituency towards PTI candidate Dr Yasmin Rashid and PPP’s Iqbal Ahmad Khan. PML-N’s occasion president Shehbaz Sharif will contest from nationwide meeting seat NA-123 towards PTI’s Afzaal Azeem Pahat and PPP’s Zia ul Haq and for Lahore’s provincial meeting seats PP-158 he can be going through Yousaf Ali of PTI and from PP-164PTI’s Yousaf Mayo can be difficult him. Hamza Shehbaz will take part normally elections from NA 118 Nationwide Meeting constituency towards Aliya Hamaz of PTI and PPP’s Shahid Abbas implywhereas from PP-147 Punjab assembly seat he can be going through PTI’s Muhammad Khan Madni. Occasion’s chief organiser Maryam Nawaz had additionally opted to run for each nationwide and provincial assemblies seats from Lahore. For nationwide meeting seat she is going to contest normal election from NA 119 towards PPP’s Iftikhar Shahid, from this constituency PTI remains to be ready for the decision on petition filed by Sanam Javed, whereas for Punjab Meeting PP-159 constituency Maryam will face Mehar Sharafats Ali of PTI.
Muslim League (N) has additionally resolved the ticket problem amongst two of it’s stalwarts Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Shiekh Rohail Asghar. The difficulty was solved after former Member of Nationwide Assembly Sohail Shaukat Butt decided to withdraw nomination papers from Constituency NA-120. Butt will now contest the election from the Provincial Assembly Constituency PP 151.
The senior chief Sheikh Rohail Asghar has been awarded with the occasion ticket from NA-121 he can be going through WasimQadir of PTI and PPP’s Iftikhar Shahid. However Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has been accommodated from NA-120 by PML-N, he can be contesting election towards PPP’s Munir Ahmad whereas PTI choice for candidates from NA120 was nonetheless pending.
Former federal minister Khwaja Saad Rafique will concheck election from NA 122 towards PTI’s authorized knowledgeable Sardar Latif Khosa and PPP’s Ch Atif. Likewise, from NA 124 PML-N’s Rana Mubashar Iqbal will go one on one with ZameerJhedu as PPP didn’t subject its candidate from this consistency. For NA-125 PTI’s nomination was nonetheless pending whereas PML-N’s Muhammad Afzal and PPP’s Abdul Ghaffar has been finalised by their events to contest election from NA-125. Saiful Malook Khokar of PML-N, Malik Karamat Khokar of PTI and Amjad Ali from PPP can be competing with towards one another for NA 126 constituency. Chairman PPP Bilwal Bhutto Zardari will contest election towards Atta Ullah Tarar of PML-N and PTI’s Zaheer Abbas Khokar. From NA129 PML-N’s Muhammad Nauman will compete towards PTI’s candidates Mian Azhar and PPP’s Iqbal Ahmad Khan.
At a time when beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is combating a authorized battle within the apex court docket to regain its electoral image ‘bat’, the occasion of former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday finalised tickets of its candidates for the February Eight elections. The occasion formally shared separate lists of its candidates finalised for the elections of Nationwide and Punjab assemblies. The choice of tickets has been stored pending for some constituencies. Whereas the legislationyers’ neighborhood has succeeded to get a serious share of tickets, there are surprises for a lot of so far as the distribution of tickets is worried. PTI has awarded tickets to many new entrants apart from accommodating occasion’s outdated faces in addition to electables belonging to the identified political households of the nation.
Apparently, PTI has not made any seat changes with its outdated ally and chief of Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. PTI has awarded a ticket to Shehryar Riaz for NA (National Meeting)-56 (Rawalpindi-V) from the place Rashid is contesting the election. Relatedly, Ms Seemabia Tahir has been given ticket for NA-57 (Rawalpindi-VI) from the place ex-PTI MNA Sheikh Rashid Safique, the nephew of Rashid, is contesting. For different constituencies of Rawalpindi, Tariq Aziz Bhatti Advocate, Col (retd) Amjad Sabir, Malik Taimoor Masood, and Raja Basharat have been awarded tickets for NA- 52, 53, 54 and 55 respectively
Senior PTI chief and former federal minister Shafqat Mahtemper introduced to withdraw his nomination papers from NA-128 (Lahore) and PP170 after he was denied a celebration ticket. PTI awarded its ticket to senior lawyer Salman Akram Raja for this NA constituency. For Lahore’s different constituencies. Aliya Hamza has been awarded ticket for NA-118, Wasim Qadir for NA-121, Latif Khosa for NA-122, Afzal Azeem Pahat Advertvocate for NA-123, Zameer Jedhu Advocate for NA-124, Malik Karamat Khokhar for NA-126, Zaheer Abbas Khokhar for NA-127, Mian Azhar for NA-129 and imprisoned Dr Yasmin Rashid for NA-130. For the three constituencies of Islamabad (NA-46, 47 & 48), tickets have been awarded to Amir Masood Mughal, Shoaib Shaheen and Ali Bukhari respectively.