ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s parliamentary board has finalized asmany as 240 candidates for the National Assembly seats all over the country.
The party meeting was chaired by Imran Khan and the meeting successfullyreached consensus over the nomination of candidates on disputed seats inPunjab, Sindh, and Balochistan.
PTI has decided to announce its remaining candidates for the national andprovincial seats on Tuesday (today).
Meanwhile, the party chief has decided to review and give his finaldecision over the grievances of party workers on the ticket distribution inthree-day time, meanwhile, the disgruntled party workers have continuedtheir sit-in protest against the party outside Banigala.
Earlier on Monday, Imran Khan failed to pacify protesting party workersdespite assurances that he will review the party’s decisions regardingawarding tickets for the upcoming elections.
He made the remarks while addressing disgruntled PTI members protestingoutside his residence in Bani Gala.
The PTI chairman, while trying to placate the agitated workers, said thatthe decision for awarding tickets was taken by the parliamentary members ofthe party on the basis of merit.
During the meeting on Monday, PTI decided to amend the lists of partycandidates nominated on reserved seats for the upcoming general election.
According to sources, the PTI chairman will himself prepare a new list ofcandidates for reserved seats.