NA-48 by-election: Anjum Aqeel withdraws nomination papers
On Wednesday, the ECP had allowed Khan to contest the NA-48 by-elections.
Khan appeared before the returning officer on Thursday and withdrew his nomination papers, citing that the PML-N had not awarded him a ticket and he respected the party’s decision. PHOTO: INP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate for the NA-48 by-election Anjum Aqeel Khan has officially withdrawn his nomination papers.
Khan appeared before the returning officer on Thursday and withdrew his nomination papers, citing that the PML-N had not awarded him a ticket and he respected the party’s decision.
On Wednesday, the Election Commission of Pakistan had allowed Khan to contest the NA-48 by-elections after a petition seeking the restoration of his nomination papers was accepted.
Later, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked Khan to withdraw his papers in light of the controversy surrounding the party’s ticket, which had already been awarded to Advocate Ashraf Gujjar.
The three major-party candidates contesting the by-elections are Gujjar, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Asad Umar and Pakistan People’s Party’s Faisal Sakhi Butt.
The seat was vacated by PTI’s Javed Hashmi after retaining his home constituency seat.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2013.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate for the NA-48 by-election Anjum Aqeel Khan has officially withdrawn his nomination papers.
Khan appeared before the returning officer on Thursday and withdrew his nomination papers, citing that the PML-N had not awarded him a ticket and he respected the party’s decision.
On Wednesday, the Election Commission of Pakistan had allowed Khan to contest the NA-48 by-elections after a petition seeking the restoration of his nomination papers was accepted.
Later, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked Khan to withdraw his papers in light of the controversy surrounding the party’s ticket, which had already been awarded to Advocate Ashraf Gujjar.
The three major-party candidates contesting the by-elections are Gujjar, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Asad Umar and Pakistan People’s Party’s Faisal Sakhi Butt.
The seat was vacated by PTI’s Javed Hashmi after retaining his home constituency seat.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2013.