PTI announces Mian Aslam Iqbal as PTI’s candidate for CM Punjab۔ Former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has picked Mian Aslam Iqbal as the candidate for Punjab chief minister as the party is holding engagements with other political parties for the formation of government.
Barrister Gohar Khan made the announcement after top leaders held a meeting with the incarcerated party chief at Adiala Jail. PTI leader earlier moved court for meeting with Imran to discuss the ongoing political scenario.
PTI stalwart Mian Aslam Iqbal bagged Punjab Assembly elections from PP-152 Lahore VIII by securing 61,847 votes.
PML-N, on the other hand, is set to clinch majority in both federal and Punjab assemblies, cementing its status as a top political force.
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Furthermore, Imran Khan’s party is weighing all viable options as PTI backed independents rally in General Elections 2024.
While the Barrister Gohar Khan has announced that the party will organise protests across Pakistan against rigging in elections on Saturday.
Speaking to the media outside jail with a meeting with Imran Khan, Gohar said that the PTI founder had instructed tough opposition until the party was given its full mandate.
He said that the party was ready to work with anyone who agreed that elections had been rigged. However, he said Imran Khan had ruled out the possibility of any power sharing scheme with Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslime League Nawaz.
Gohar also added that the PTI believes it has won 180 seats as per form-45s collected by its polling agents. He added that the party would strive to get back all its seats.
He also said that the party has decided to hold peaceful protests against Pakistan on Saturday against rigging in the elections.
Sher Afzal Marwat told the media that Imran Khan had described the events of February not just as the nation’s mandate being stolen but as the independence of the nation being usurped.
He also said that the party will organise a briefing for the international media in Islamabad on Friday, where Salman Akram Raja will explain how elections were rigged.
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