ISLAMABAD – Imran Khan has nominated Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar ofPakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for the coveted slot of Punjab ChiefMinister.
According to sources, Buzdar held a significant meeting with PTI chiefImran Khan and Jahangir Tareen in Bani Gala.
He garnered 26,897 votes from PP-286 Taunsa Sharif and defeated independentcandidate Khawaja Muhammad Nizamul Mehmood.
Buzdar remained a member of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) from2002-2008 and later switched to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
In 2013, he contested the election from PML-N ticket but lost to PakistanPeoples Party’s (PPP) candidate.
In Musharraf era, he remained district Nazim of Taunsa. His father FatahMuhamnmad Buzdar is a chief of Buzdar tribe and was elected thrice asMember of National Assembly (MNA).