ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) President Maulana Fazlur Rehmanfears yet another defeat at the hands of PTI in the by elections in KhyberPakhtunkhwa.
He is reportedly reluctant over trying his luck in Bannu by-poll again as adefeat in the election again would be a major embarrassment for Fazl andMMA and may threaten his political career.
The 2018 general elections had proved a nightmare for Maulana Fazlur Rehmanas he failed to land in the National Assembly after suffering a crushingdefeat on both of his home constituencies at the hands of PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) opponents.
Known as a smart and shrewd politician, Fazl remained part of almost everygovernment, however, this time around, the situation changed for himaltogether after the PTI emerged as a leading party in the country to formgovernment in the center, Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), besides acoalition government in Balochistan.
Though all political parties voiced concerns over the election results,Fazlur Rehman, who is also the chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F),was the first leader to declare the election ‘rigged’ and summoned an AllParties Conference (APC) instantly.