In view of elections to be held in Punjab on April 30, 2023, former primeminister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan hasfinalized the candidates from Lahore.
Imran has awarded the party ticket to former federal minister Hammad Azharwho will contest the election from PP-125, Lahore
Similarly, the name of Yasir Gilani has been finalized who will contest onPTI ticket from PP-144, Shahdara.
Likewise, Farooq Khan will be the party’s candidate from PP-145; MalikWaqar will be the PTI candidate from PP-146; Mian Abad Farooq from PP-147;Mansab Awan from PP-150; Qaiser Butt from PP-151; Abdul Karim Khan fromPP-148; Meher Wasim from PP-149; Wasim Qadir, former PML-N MPA, fromPP-152; Mian Akram Usman, from PP-169; Ali Baba from PP-164; Yousaf MeoLudhar from PP-153; Chaudhry Yousaf Meo from PP-163; Ali Warraich fromPP-156; Hafiz Farhat Abbas from PP-157; Meher Sharafat from PP-158; AzamKhan Niazi from PP-159.
Likewise, Zaheer Abbas Khokhar will be the PTI candidate from PP-162; AhmarRasheed Bhatti from PP-164; Khalid Gujjar from PP-165; Sarfaraz Khokharfrom PP-166; Nadeem Bara from PP-167; Murad Raas from PP-160; Atif Chaudhryfrom PP-161; Mian Mehmoodur Rashid from PP-168; Mian Aslam Iqbal fromPP-170; Meher Wajid from PP-171; Zubair Niazi from PP-172, and AsgharGujjar from PP-173.
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Meanwhile, senior PTI leader Musarrat Cheema, in her tweet, has repudiatedreports of awarding of tickets for elections to the Punjab Assembly.
She has said whenever names of the candidates will be finalized by theparty chairman, he will announce them.
She said consultations were still in progress over awarding of partytickets, and none of the candidates has been finalized so far.
