LAHORE – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz has announced on Saturday the ticketholders who will contest the upcoming election from party’splatform scheduled to be held on July 25.
The Shehbaz Sharif led party revealed candidates in 14 National Assemblyconstituencies in Lahore.
*Shehbaz Sharif*
PML-N President and former chief minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif willcontest the polls from NA-132, previously won by PML-N’s Sohail ShaukatButt in 2013. Shehbaz will be up against PTI’s Ch Mohammad Mansha Sandhu.
*Hamza Shehbaz*
Hamza Shehbaz, son of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, will contest thepolls from NA-124 Lahore. He would be up against PTI’s Muhammad NoumanQaiser.
In 2013, Hamza had emerged victorious from the constituency, then known asNA-119.
Hamza would also contest on PP-146 seat.
*Maryam Nawaz*
Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, will contest the election fromNA-127, previously NA-123, against PTI’s Jamshed Iqbal.
Maryam Nawaz, who also led the campaign of her ailing mother Kulsoom Nawazin NA-120 last year will also contest from PP-173.
PML-N Lahore’s president Malik Pervaiz will face off Dr. Yasmin Rashid ofthe PTI in NA-125. PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and Begum Kulsoom Nawaz havewon elections from the constituency, previously known as NA-120.
The PML-N has fielded Riaz Malik from NA-123, who would be contesting theelection against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Mehar Wajid Azeem. Previously,Malik won the 2013 election from the same constituency, then known asNA-118.
The party has fielded Ahsan Iqbal from NA-78 Narowal, Khawaja Asif fromNA-73 Sialkot, Rana Sanaullah from NA-106 and Abid Sher Ali from NA-108Faisalabad.
Meanwhile, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has sought contact details fromindividuals willing to volunteer for the election campaign of the party.
Shehbaz, in a tweet, asked individuals to contact the party along withdetails of their respective districts and educational qualifications.