Imran decides to retain NA-56 seat, shatters Abbasi’s by-poll hopes

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has decided to retain Rawalpindi’s NA-56 seat, dampening the hopes of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hanif Abbasi to regain his lost honour in the by-elections.

The PTI chairman made the decision on Wednesday after consulting his senior party leaders. A majority of his party leaders suggested he should retain the constituency of NA-56 because the PTI might not be able to regain the seat again.

Imran had won from three National Assembly constituencies: NA-1 Peshawar, NA-56 Rawalpindi and NA-71 Mianwali.

A senior PTI leader told a news outlet that Khan might appease his cousins Hafizullah Niazi and Inamullah Niazi by awarding one of them the ticket to fight by-election from NA-71, Mianwali.

In the May 11 general elections, Khan incurred ire from his extended family by denying his cousins the party tickets. Consequently, Inamullah Niazi contested as an independent candidate from the adjoining constituency of NA-72, but lost to a PTI candidate Amjid Ali Khan.

The PTI leadership believes it would be far easier for the party to win NA-1 Peshawar in the by-elections by fielding any appropriate candidate.

Meanwhile, PTI President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi is likely to vacate the seat of NA-48, Islamabad. In that case he would retain NA-149 Multan, which is his home constituency.

Several contenders have already started lobbying to get the PTI ticket from NA-48. Sources said local PTI leaders including Hassan Ayub, Dr Shahzad Wasim and Faisal Javed were vying for the party ticket from NA-48.

28 COMMENTS

    • Who is sher? Explain please? The one who was made PM by the US twice or the one who said he would shoot down drones 😛

  1. insaanoun ke hath hotay hain panjay nahin
    sher ke baal hotay hain ganajay nahin!! 😀

  2. we have got what we had want in kpk…our aims is to support Imran khan was to get rid off from corrupted,fruady,deciever, leaders of ANP, PPP, ETC.,and we did it…and now hope Pti khan will not upset us like other did with us.

  3. insaanoun ke hath hotay hain panjay nahin
    sher ke baal hotay hain ganajay nahin!! 😀

  4. Hahahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahaha………Tum log bus apni khair manaao…Khan in opposition…. 😀

  5. Well done Black sheep should remain out from the politics to have an honest and fair persons.Not ephedrine mafia.

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