Pakistan

PTI announces to contest for NA speaker slot

Party's vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Shafqat Mehmood will contest the election

Irfan Ghauri/web Desk November 05, 2015

PTI leader Shafqat Mehmood. PHOTO: EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Thursday party's MNA Shafqat Mahmood will contest for the seat of speaker National Assembly.

"We have unanimously decided to field our MNA from Lahore, Shafqat Mahmood and he will file his nomination papers when a schedule is announced by the election commission," PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said while speaking to media.

Shafqat Mehmood resigns as PTI Lahore organiser

Qureshi said the party had decided to contest the election to maintain democratic traditions in the country.

Following the party’s poor performance in local government elections in Punjab, Mahmood announced resignation as PTI's Lahore Organiser on Sunday.

After a gap of almost four months, the National Assembly will meet on Friday for a new session, during which speaker of the House will also be elected.

The ruling PML-N has not officially announced the name of its candidate for the coveted slot but it is widely believed that former speaker Ayaz Sadiq, who was re-elected on October 11 from NA-122, will be the party’s contestant.

Commenting on the recently-held local government elections, Qureshi said law was completely violated during the polls.

LG polls: PTI accuses PML-N of committing electoral fraud

Earlier on Monday, PTI accused the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of electoral rigging during the local government elections in Punjab.

“Polling staff was working for PML-N workers while police colluded against PTI activists,” PTI leader Ejaz Chaudhry said while addressing a press conference in Lahore.

COMMENTS (4)

pak47 | 9 years ago | Reply So that means his resignations from Lahore organization was a drama. He is looking for a bigger post.

Jibran | 9 years ago | Reply PTI should go back and listen to their statements when PPP contested all Senate seats. How is it different note? Indeed, Shamelessness has no limits.

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PTI Workers United | 9 years ago | Reply Sheikh Chilly dreams?

Jalbani Baloch | 9 years ago | Reply Good decision from PTI to field a candidate for the position of Speaker of the National Assembly with a view not to leave the ground open for PML to select its Speaker as unopposed with the support of its like-minded looters and plunderers of Pakistan in the form of PPP and others. It is not a big deal,for it will surely loose the contest, but this will give a positive message to the Pakistani Nation that PTI is the only party, which wants to empower poor people to take the reins of their country in their own hands. PML-N and PPP, which claim to be main national stream parties are loosing grounds and both have been confined to Punjab and Sindh respectively, it is only now PTI, which is rising as a main political parties, which brings in its fold all Pakistanis without denying their historical identities as proud Punjabis, Sindhis, Balochis and Pushtoons. After Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who is viewed as the true leader from Punjab, who is being accepted by all people of four provinces and surely, he has the capacity and capability to strengthen and transform Pakistan a new modern state, where being Pakistani will be the source of our pride.

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