Zaradri and Sharif families field next generation in elections 2024
Pakistan
Maryam Nawaz will contest elections for Punjab Assembly and Bilawal for National Assembly
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The next generation of the two political families, Zaradri and Sharif, are gearing up to contest Feb 8, 2024 elections.
Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, will contest elections for Punjab Assembly from five constituencies.
It may be recalled that Peoples Party (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari who used to contest elections from Larkana, has decided to run from Lahore this time and filed nomination papers for National Assembly constituency NA-128.
THE OLD GUARD
Meanwhile, the old guard of the PPP, Asif Zardari, received nomination papers from Nawabshah constituency NA-207 for National Assembly on Thursday.
Former prime minister and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif will contest elections from National Assembly constituency NA-123 and Punjab’s PP-158 and PP-164.
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani will contest elections from NA-260 and PB-32 of Balochistan.
The JUI-F chief, Fazlur Rehman, got nomination papers from National Assembly constituency NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan.
Former speaker Asad Qaiser has filed nomination papers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa constituency PK-50 and National Assembly’s NA-19.
The most notable contestant in the field for elections 2024 is former PML-N stalwart and ex-interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. He has filed his nomination as an independent candidate in NA-53 constituency.
Former minister and the PML-N veteran, Khawaja Asif on Friday filed his nomination from National Assembly constituency NA-71 and two Punjab constituencies PP-46 and PP-47.
