Times of Islamabad

Sheikh Rashid Ahmed gets a blow

Sheikh Rashid Ahmed gets a blow

RAWALPINDI – Sheikh Rashid gets a blow as PTI has withdrawn ticket forRawalpindi by elections from his nephew Rashid Shafiq.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Rawalpindi chapter met with PM Imran Khanand convinced him to withdraw ticket in favour of Sheikh Rashid nephewRashid Shafiq.

PTI Rawalpindi on Monday adopted a resolution against awarding ticket toRashid Shafiq, nephew of Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, in NA-60Rawalpindi.

As per media reports, Shafiq is the prospective joint candidate of PTI andAwami Muslim league in NA-60.

PTI in the resolution demanded that that ticket should be awarded to PTIcandidate Iftikhar Chaudhry. The central leadership, however, is yet totake the final decision on awarding ticket.