Fida Hussnain Lahore
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Wednesday announced its candidates for the upcoming by-elections in Punjab.
PTI Punjab President Hammad Azhar took to social media platform “X” (formerly known as Twitter) to unveil the party’s choices.
Two candidates for National Assembly constituencies and seven for the Punjab Assembly were announced.
Shehzad Farooq was nominated as the PTI-backed independent candidate for NA-119, the seat previously held by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
Meanwhile, Sardar Muhammad Hussain Dofra was selected to contest from NA-132 Kasur.
Further candidates endorsed by PTI include Hakeem Nisar for PP-22 Chakwal, Parvaiz Elahi for PP-32 Gujrat, Owais Qasim for PP-54 Narowal, and Aijaz Bhatti for PP-139 Sheikhupura. Additionally, Hafiz Zeeshan was designated as the PTI-backed independent candidate for PP-149, Monis Elahi for PP-158 Lahore, and Yousuf Meo for PP-164 Lahore.
Hammad Azhar mentioned that candidates for the remaining constituencies would be announced at a later stage.
The Election Commission of Pakistan is scheduled to conduct the by-elections for vacant national and provincial assembly seats on April 21. The electoral body has outlined the schedule for by-elections on vacant seats across the country, which includes six National Assembly seats, two seats each of the KP and Balochistan assemblies, and 12 vacant seats of the Punjab Assembly.
