Congratulations: Usman Buzdar elected CM Punjab with 186 votes

[Norwegian]

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[Norwegian]

PTI’s Usman Buzdar becomes new Punjab chief minister

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) nominee Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar has been elected chief minister of Punjab after beating Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Hamza Shehbaz.

The Punjab Assembly witnessed a face-off between rival political parties as newly-elected lawmakers voted to choose leader of the house. Where Buzdar secured 186 votes, the PML-N protege bagged 159 votes in the open ballot.

The chief minister poll was delayed by three hours as the session commenced late. Shortly after speaker Pervez Elahi commenced the session, PML-N staged a protest against “rigged polls”.

Earlier today, Hamza reiterated that PML-N decided to be part of the assemblies despite “rigged polls” to ensure functionality of democracy. “We are becoming part of the assembly with a heavy heart, wearing black armbands,” he said while speaking to the media outside Punjab Assembly.

According to Express News, Pakistan Peoples Party exercised its right to abstain from voting.

Candidate profiles

Hailing from Taunsa Tehsil of District Dera Ghazi Khan, Buzdar was a member of former chief minister Shehbaz Sharif’s team. Previously he was elected twice as Nazim of DG Khan district during Gen Musharraf’s tenure. In 2013 general polls he contested and lost MPA seat on a PML-N ticket. In 2018, he was elected MPA from PP-286 (Taunsa) on a PTI ticket.

The 49-year-old received his early education in his ancestral tribal area before moving to Multan for graduate and post-graduate degrees. He also remained member Taunsa Bar Council.

Hamza terms Punjab speaker’s polls rigged

The PTI leader belongs to a tribal, political family in South Punjab. His father, tribal chief Sardar Fateh Mohammad Khan, was a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora during the era of Ziaul Haq and. In 1985 he was elected as an independent to the Punjab Assembly. In 2002 and 2008, he contested and won on Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) ticket. He remained a close aide to then chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

PTI received criticism following Buzdar’s nomination as the candidate was suspect in corruption and murder cases. In 1998, Buzdar and his father paid blood money in murder charges. In 2008, cases were registered against the lawyer for abuse of power by granting political favours and looting money from public exchequer. However, NAB cleared him after investigations.

On Saturday, Imran dismissed the objections against Buzdar’s candidature and insisted upon his party’s lawmakers to implicitly trust his judgment.

Dark horse gallops ahead of favorites

On the other hand, PML-N fieldedHamza for the CM slot with the approval of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

The 43-year-old runs a the family business in Punjab and has been in news for allegedly assaulting former wife Ayesha Ahad.

After losing Punjab Assembly seat in 2008 general elections, Hamza was elected unopposed to the August House in by-elections. In 2013 he won NA seat from home turf Lahore. In 2018, Hamza contested for NA and PA seats and won both. He decided to retain MPA seat.

It is pertinent to note that the Shehbaz-led party is not in a position to win in Punjab Assembly with 159 MPAs compared to PTI’s 175 members

 

[Path-Finder]

well if the accusation are not genuine then Imran has interior ministry under him. use it to find out the people who did this!!

 

[Norwegian]

same old killers and corrupt waderaas albeit under a new banner!

Thats unfortunate but it's Imran Khans choice after weeks of hard work. Obviously he had something in mind when he appointed this unknown instead of many other popular leaders who could lead Punjab

 

[Muhammad Omar]

His Father was MPA of Punjab Assembly he was 3 times MPA of Punjab Assembly yet he's crying about my house doesn't have Electricity while he moves in Land Cruiser

ROFLMAO

 

[Norwegian]

NOT an unknown, but a convicted murderer formerly of PML-N. I've been told that if you are rich with corruption money and murder somebody, instead of serving time you simply pay an amount of money to police and another sum (khoon baha/blood-money) to victim's family and you become as clean as driven snow.

That's not proven charges. He was politically victimized. Even so that case is done and dusted in 1998

His Father was MPA of Punjab Assembly he was 3 times MPA of Punjab Assembly yet he's crying about my house doesn't have Electricity while he moves in Land Cruiser

ROFLMAO

@BHarwana

This man is from Taunsa, entire area is backward with no electricity or water

 

[Muhammad Omar]

That's not proven charges. He was politically victimized. Even so that case is done and dusted in 1998


@BHarwana

This man is from Taunsa, entire area is backward with no electricity or water

So who's fault is this? He became MPA 3 times not once not twice but 3 times even his father was MPA

 

[Norwegian]

So who's fault is this? He became MPA 3 times not once not twice but 3 times even his father was MPA

Of CM Punjab who neglected South Punjabs neglected areas for decades

 

[Imran Khan]

شہباز شریف کا دل خون کے انسو رو رہا ہو گا ۔ اینڈ پی ایم ایل ین والوں کو یقین نہین آ رہا کہ بادشاہت کی کرسی پر کوئی غریب کیسے بیٹھ سکتا ہے ۔ یہ تو صرف شریف فیملی کے لیے ریزرو تھی نا

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Of CM Punjab who neglected South Punjabs neglected areas for decades

Then what are MPA's for?? Just sit and sleep??

He was with PMLN he was in Musharaf era he was with PMLQ yet failed to develop his constituency

Incompetent

 

[Fever]

So who's fault is this? He became MPA 3 times not once not twice but 3 times even his father was MPA

Not three time this is his first time as MPA
When he first time elected as tehseil nazim
On that time that tehseil just created and even don't have funds for that tehseil which is adjacent to tribal area in Musharraf term and actually even his house have no electricity

 

[ranjeet]

Congratulations to Punjab.

 

[Sugarcane]

Thats unfortunate but it's Imran Khans choice after weeks of hard work. Obviously he had something in mind when he appointed this unknown instead of many other popular leaders who could lead Punjab

Most of member of PDF was against Dr. Yasmin for CM saying that they need strongman, Now God has accepted their wish.

 

[Norwegian]

Then what are MPA's for?? Just sit and sleep??

He was with PMLN he was in Musharaf era he was with PMLQ yet failed to develop his constituency

Incompetent

How stupid. PMLN supporters still believe its MNA, MPAs job to develop constituency. Bro, they are lawmakers not developers which is completely another profession

 

[Sugarcane]

Then what are MPA's for?? Just sit and sleep??

He was with PMLN he was in Musharaf era he was with PMLQ yet failed to develop his constituency

Incompetent

Mian sanp kept funds in his hands, he had habit of doing all the development through his bearcats.