NA-60 ( National Assembly Elections )
Sheikh Rasheed's nephew is contesting the NA-60 by-election on the PTI's ticket
Candidates have begun submitting their nomination papers for the by-elections in NA-60 Rawalpindi.
Among them is PTI ticket holder Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, who is the nephew of Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed, has submitted his nomination papers, as has the PTI‘s Mussadiq Ghuman. Rasheed, the head of the AML, had filed his papers for this constituency but the election in the area was postponed due to the incarceration of another candidate.
PML-N‘s Hanif Abbasi was sentenced to life in jail in the ephedrine quota case and disqualified from contesting the election. Sajjad Khan of the PML-N has submitted his papers for the constituency.
Candidates have until August 30 to submit their nomination forms, after which the list of candidates will be posted on August 31.
Scrutiny of the nomination papers will continue till September 4, while appeals against returning officers‘ decisions will be heard till September 8.
On September 13 the verdicts in the appeals will be announced. September 15 will be the last day to withdraw papers and a final list will be published.
Candidates will be allotted electoral symbols on September 16, after which polling will be held on October 14.
Muhammad Saleem Akhtar Khan has been appointed the returning officer for NA-60. - Posted on : 01-September-2018
Hanif Abbasi sentenced to life
The Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) court on Saturday, while announcing its verdict in the ephedrine quota case, handed life imprisonment to PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi ─ who was contesting elections against Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid from NA-60 (Rawalpindi).
Abbasi was taken into custody by Anti-Narcotics Force from the courtroom soon after the judgement was announced and subsequently shifted to Adiala Jail. The supporters of PML-N leader did try to hinder Abbasi's arrest and offered some resistance but to no avail.
The PML-N leader will not be able to contest the upcoming general elections following the narcotics court's decision.
Judge Sardar Muhammad Akram pronounced the judgment, saying Abbasi was found guilty of selling 500kg ephedrine illegally to narcotics smugglers. He also imposed a fine of Rs1 million on the PML-N leader. - Posted on : 22-July-2018
Sheikh Rasheed
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed kicked off his election campaign on Sunday.
The AML chief, who set off on a tour of his constituency on a motorcycle, while speaking to media men said that he is thinking of replacing his party symbol from the current pen and a bottle of ink to a motorcycle.
When I come into power, I will ensure the completion of Nullah Leh Highway Express project and Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project, Rasheed added.
I will also bring back the looted wealth of thieves, he stressed.
Rasheed further expressed confidence that he will get a RECORD number of votes from both his Rawalpindi seats (NA-60 and NA-62). - Posted on : 26-June-2018
Rawalpindi a strong hold of PML-N?
Once the fort of PML-N, elections will not be as easy for the party in the Rawalpindi district due to fissures in the party.
The PML-N had won all seven National Assembly seats and the 14 provincial assembly seats in the 2008 general elections in the district but only secured four of the National Assembly seats and nine provincial assembly seats in the 2013 elections.
Like in other parts of the province, the PML-N is facing threats from within the party in the Rawalpindi district after the award of tickets for the July 25 elections.
This time, the party will be contesting without former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, who decided to contest the elections independently because of what he says was a mishandling of the Supreme Court decision regarding the Panama Papers leaks. - Posted on : 20-June-2018
Race on to get PML-N ticket for NA-60
A tug of war has started among the candidates of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for the upcoming general elections 2018 in the National Assembly Constituency (NA-60).
The candidates who are in the run to get a party ticket to contest elections in NA-60 include ex-MNA Malik Shakil Awan, former MNA Haji Pervaiz Khan and prominent social personality and Chairman Pakistan Green Task Force Dr Jamal Nasir. According to sources, the three candidates have also submitted applications to the party leadership to obtain the ticket on Monday.
The three aspirants of the party tickets have also begun lobbying to win the trust of party leadership. They have also started door to door campaign and are holding corner meetings to woo the support of voters. - Posted on : 06-June-2018