Awami Muslim League President Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has lost election on both the National Assembly constituencies in Rawalpindi, to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed independent candidates, according to a statement issued by his nephew Rashid Shafiq.
According to Shafeeq’s statement, Rashid accepted the defeat in NA-56 and NA-57, Rawalpindi. He congratulated the winners Seembia Tahir and Shehryar Riaz. “We are saddened by our defeat but are happy at the same time that the PML-N also lost the election on these seats,” he said.