Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is set to create a record in the country’s history by contesting the by-elections from nine National Assembly (NA) constituencies.
Imran Khan will run from Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar, Kurram, Faisalabad, Nankana, Malir, Korangi, and Karachi South constituencies, i.e. NA-22, NA-24, NA-31, NA-45, NA-108, NA-118, NA-237, NA-239, and NA-246.
Khan will file his nomination papers today (Saturday) for the three constituencies from Karachi.
Speaking at a press conference, PTI leader Ali Zaidi said, “The by-elections will once again prove the love of Karachi and its people for Imran Khan.”
“The PTI will launch an aggressive election campaign and we are very much hopeful that Khan sahib would also visit Karachi very soon,” he added.
These nine seats were declared vacant after NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted the resignations of PTI MNAs.
By-elections in nine constituencies will take place on September 25.
Imran Khan to contest by-elections on 9 vacant NA seats
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will be contesting by-elections on all nine National Assembly (NA) constituencies that had fallen vacant after NA Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf accepted 11 resignations of PTI members under Article 64(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.
The announcement that Khan will contest from all nine constituencies was made on PTI’s official Twitter account.
During the 2018 general elections, the PTI chairman contested elections from five constituencies and won all of them.
Election schedule for nine vacant National Assembly seats announced
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on August 5, announced that it will be holding by-elections in nine constituencies of the NA on September 25.
According to the ECP notification, the elections are to be held in NA-22 Mardan -III, NA-24 Charsadda-II, NA-31 Peshawar-V, NA-45 Kurram-I, NA 108 Faisalabad- VIII, NA-118 Nanakana Sahib-II, NA-237 Malir-II, NA-239 Korangi Karachi-I, NA-246 Karachi South-I.
After Imran Khan was ousted through a vote of no-confidence, 123 PTI lawmakers resigned en masse from the National Assembly.
11 PTI MNAs whose resignations were accepted by Speaker NA
- Ali Muhammad Khan (NA-22)
- Faisal Muhammad Khan (NA-24)
- Shaukat Ali (NA-31)
- Fakhar Zaman Khan (NA-45)
- Farrukh Habib (NA-108)
- Ejaz Ahmad Shah (NA-118) )
- Jameel Ahmad Khan (NA-237)
- Mohammad Akram Cheema (NA-239)
- Abdul Shakur Shaad (NA-246)
- Dr Meher Ansa Shireen Mazari (Reserved Seat)
- Shandana Gulzar Khan (Reserved Seat)
