*CHAKWAL: *The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) dropped the name of MajorGeneral (R) Hafiz Masroor Ahmad as its candidate for a provincial assemblyseat.
The retired general was earlier named as the party’s candidate for PP-22.
The earlier decision came as a surprise because Ahmad was not affiliatedwith the PTI.
Imran Khan reportedly took the decision to remove the retired general’sname from the party’s ticket holders list after it generated substantialbacklash on social media and from within the PTI’s ranks.