*CHAKWAL – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) faces another setback asthe party’s candidate has withdrawn from the election race from Chakwal’sNA-65 constituency.*
According to details, the PML-N candidate Faiz Tamman withdrew hisnomination papers on Saturday meaning rival Pakistan Muslim LeagueQuaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) candidate remains the only heavy weight in the contest.
Faiz Tamman was contesting by-polls against PML-Q chief Chaudhry ShujaatHussain’s son Salik Hussain.
By-polls a number of national and provincial assemblies’ constituencieswill be held on October 14, as per the schedule announced by the ElectionCommission of Pakistan (ECP) in August.
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Eleven National Assembly and 26 provincial assembly seats fell vacant dueto different reasons, including resignations by those elected on more thanone seat and death of some contesting candidates.
