ISLAMABAD, August 14(ABC): PTI Chairperson Imran Khan’s nomination papers have been filed from all nine constituencies of the National Assembly, reported.
For the first time in the country’s electoral history, a candidate will contest from nine constituencies simultaneously as Imran Khan has decided to take part in the by-elections on all NA seats. He also set this record back in the 2018 general elections when he won polls from five constituencies across the country.
His papers were submitted by PTI leaders from constituencies NA-22, 24, 31, 45, 108, 118, 237, 239 and 246 of Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar, Kurram, Faisalabad, Nankana, Malir, Korangi and Karachi’s District South, respectively. In these constituencies, he will face candidates from a multi-party ruling coalition.
The PTI’s covering candidates have also filed their nomination papers. In the meantime, the PTI has fielded Shandana Gulzar, Rohaila Hamid and Mehwish Ali Khan on the reserved seats for women.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced September 25 as the date for the by-polls after National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf had on July 28 accepted the resignations of 11 PTI lawmakers — nine on general and two on reserved seats.
The PTI chair made up his mind to contest from all nine constituencies after the party’s landslide victory in last month’s Punjab by-polls, wherein the party won 15 out of the 20 seats.
Last week, the Islamabad High Court rejected the PTI’s plea seeking the suspension of the by-polls schedule. The IHC said the election process will
