Colonel (retd) Mubashir Javaid elected Lahore's Lord mayor
Earlier, Khawaja Ahmad Hassan – vice chairman of Lahore Development Authority was a potential candidate
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LAHORE:
The ruling party’s candidate Colonel (retd) Mubashir Javaid has been elected as Lahore’s Lord Mayor, after Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected nomination of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Afeef Siddiqui.
Javaid was elected unopposed after ECP rejected Siddiqui's nomination papers after his party failed to complete the panel.
Both Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and the PTI candidate had filed their candidatures for the office of Lahore’s mayor, with the election slated to be held on December 22, 2016.
Questionable qualification: Verdict reserved on plea against Lahore’s likely mayor
Col Mubashir was elected to the Metropolitan Corporation of Lahore (MCL) on a reserved seat for technocrats, and was little known among party members before his victory today. PML-N has 228 seats in MCL out of a total 274, while PTI only has 10. He was selected by the premier himself for the post of city’s mayor.
Election ahead: Colonel (retd) Mubashir Javaid nominated for mayor’s slot
Earlier, Khawaja Ahmad Hassan – vice chairman of Lahore Development Authority and head of several other governmental committees – was considered a potential candidate for the post.
The ruling party’s candidate Colonel (retd) Mubashir Javaid has been elected as Lahore’s Lord Mayor, after Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected nomination of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Afeef Siddiqui.
Javaid was elected unopposed after ECP rejected Siddiqui's nomination papers after his party failed to complete the panel.
Both Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and the PTI candidate had filed their candidatures for the office of Lahore’s mayor, with the election slated to be held on December 22, 2016.
Questionable qualification: Verdict reserved on plea against Lahore’s likely mayor
Col Mubashir was elected to the Metropolitan Corporation of Lahore (MCL) on a reserved seat for technocrats, and was little known among party members before his victory today. PML-N has 228 seats in MCL out of a total 274, while PTI only has 10. He was selected by the premier himself for the post of city’s mayor.
Election ahead: Colonel (retd) Mubashir Javaid nominated for mayor’s slot
Earlier, Khawaja Ahmad Hassan – vice chairman of Lahore Development Authority and head of several other governmental committees – was considered a potential candidate for the post.