Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that preparations for general election have commenced and distribution of tickets will start soon. He stated this while addressing a worker’s convention at Union Council Neikapura, Sialkot on Saturday night. Former members of provincial assembly Muhammad Manshaullah Butt, Chaudhry Muhammad Ikram, District President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chaudhry Tariq Subhani, Babar Khan, Rafique Mughal, Chairman Union Council Neikapura Sheikh Ashraf Haider, PML-N City Information Secretary Naseer Saeed, Sheikh Enjaz, Rana Amjad, Sheikh Munawar, Sheikh Sohail, Malik Humayun, Chaudhry Nawaz, Farrukh Hafeez Butt and and PML-N workers were also present.
Speaking at the convention, Kh Asif said that assemblies would be dissolved after completing their tenure. He said political parties of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) would adopt a plan of bringing a common candidate or seat adjustment for the general election. He said distribution of tickets and seat adjustment would commence soon. The minister said the nation would get an opportunity to exercise its right to vote in upcoming election.
The defence minister lambasted the PTI chairman saying that he dissolved the KP and Punjab assemblies despite disagreement by his party members. He said the situation occurred due to Imran’s political wrong decisions. He said the PTI chief made the last attack on the army. The federal minister said that the PTI chief made so many mistakes that in his depression he made a plan for May 9,” he said. “No one has ever thought in the history of the country of carrying out such attacks on the army installations. It was a dark day in the national history that challenged the state,” he added.
