Chaudhry Nisar rules out seat adjustment with PTI

PTI also denies talks over NA-59


Our Correspondents June 18, 2018
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD: Senior politician Chaudhry Nisar on Sunday ruled out the possibility of seat adjustment with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the upcoming general polls.

In a statement issued by the disgruntled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, his spokesperson denied negotiations with PTI over NA-59, PP-10 and PP-12.

Nisar’s press release was followed by a denial by PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry. “We have no seat adjustment with Chaudhry Nisar,” he said while terming the news “unreal, fictitious and baseless.”

“PTI has directly nominated senior vice-president Ghulam Sarwar Khan. We will field our own candidates throughout Pakistan.”

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In April, the former interior minister had announced contesting elections from his stronghold of NA-59 and two provincial assembly seats.

Nisar served as a parliamentarian from NA-52 Rawalpindi-III. After the delimitation process, the new constituency of NA-59 comprises almost 60 per cent of areas which earlier formed NA-52.

Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has been winning National Assembly seats since 1985. He has served as an MNA from the Potohar region eight times in the lower house of parliament.

Khan successfully contested National Assembly seats in general elections of 1985, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2008, and 2013.

COMMENTS (1)

Nayyar | 5 years ago | Reply Mr. Nisar, You claims to be an honest person, but are you doing the right thing by hiding the facts about Sharif Family and real face of PTI? Y dont you tell the truth publicly so people vote for right?
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