Former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani, who has been living in self-exile in the UK since the May 9 riots against the arrest of PTI chief Imran Khan, is expected to arrive at the Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar on December 27 as he has decided to take part in the forthcoming general elections from his home PK 45 constituency.
His wife, Farzana Mushtaq, will be the alternative candidate from PK 45. According to his family sources, Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, who is currently in the UK, had filed his nomination papers from PK 45 through his lawyer, Kamran Gul Advocate.
His elder brother, Ilyas Ghani, has his power of attorney and will represent him in the filing process.
His family sources further confirmed that he had confirmed his air ticket for Peshawar but was waiting for the renewal of his expired passport for which he had already applied online.
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Sources have further confirmed that the Peshawar High Court had granted him protective bail.
Ghani’s wife and former member of the National Assembly Farzana Mushtaq is a covering candidate for her husband.
He will, however, contest the election as an independent candidate instead of seeking a PTI ticket.
Ghani has been charged in many cases of alleged corruption, nepotism and illegal recruitment besides the May 9 riots.
An illegal funding case against the previous PTI government is also pending in the high court.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 24th, 2023.
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