Pakistan Elections 2018: News and Discussions

[Advocate Pakistan]

If I remember correctly, didn't Gen. Bajwa say he will ensure fair election this time around? If that is correct, does his words hold any weight?

Fair elections by a army man mean showing the right hand to the nation and slapping it with the left.

 

[Dastaan]

 

[QatariPrince]

Rumor in PTI that Ch Nisar is likely to join PTI after Eid. He is in contact with Imran Khan. One option is that IK will visit his house and invite him to join PTI. 2nd, Ch Nisar will contest the election as independent and then join PTI. In both cases, PTI will withdraw its candidate from NA59 & both PP seats and Ch Nisar will take his nomination papers back from NA63.

Per mujhy nahi lagta yea Chakri Chaudhry join keray ga PTI.

 

[Dubious]

Rejection of nomination papers: Wattoo’s daughter, Raza Gilani to move high court against RO’s decision
Aslam PirachaUpdated June 15, 2018

OKARA: Jahan Ara Wattoo, daughter of PPP leader Manzoor Wattoo, and former provincial minister Syed Raza Ali Gilani have decided to move the Lahore High Court against rejection of their nomination papers for PP-184 (Okara-2).

Returning Officer/senior civil judge Faisal Jameel upheld the objections from their rivals that Jahan Ara was a dual national while Gilani did not mention in his nomination papers a luxury car and some agricultural land.

Gilani is in the race for PP-184 as an independent candidate due to his differences with former PML-N MNA Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan. Former CM and PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif had tried to reconcile them during his visit to Okara last month but failed.

There are 21 candidates for this seat. Other prominent contender is Syeda Mamnat Mohsin, popularly known as Jugnoo Mohsin. She hails from the Kirmani family which has significant following in the area.

Meanwhile, for the eight Punjab Assembly seats from Okara, there are 158 candidates, including five women.

For PP-183, the number of contenders are 16. Prominent among them are former PML-N MPA Ch Javed Allauddin, former PML-N MNA Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani, former MPA and tehsil nazim of Renala Khurd Malik Muhammad Akram Bhatti, Mahr Javed Iqbal Bhonana of PTI, Rana Abdul Rehman of PPP. Ashiq Kirmani and Javed Allauddin are struggling for the PML-N ticket. For PP-185, prominent among 25 aspirants are former PML-N MPA Ch Iftikhar Husain Chahchar, former provincial minister Raza Ali Gilani, former MNA Rubina Shaheen Wattoo D/o Mian Manzoor Ahmed Khan Wattoo and Muhammad Qasim Bhatti of PPP.

In PP-186, known among the 20 applicants are former MPAs Dewan Ikhlaq Ahmed, Mian Khurrum Jahangir Wattoo, former MNAs Mian Muhamamd Mueen Khan Wattoo, Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Mian Manzoor Ahmed Khan Wattoo, Rubina Shaheen Wattoo, Mian Noorul Amin Wattoo and PPP backed Sardar Ali Haider Khan Wattoo.

For PP-187, prominent are former MPA Malik Ali Abbas Khokhar, PTI district president Ch Tariq Irshad Khan, Sardar Shahryar Moakkal, Bilal Umer Bodla, PML-N activist and former chairman of Dipalpur MC Syed Zahid Hussain Gilani.

For PP-188, prominent contenders are former provincial minister Mian Yawar Zaman, Ch Abdullah Tahir of PTI.

For PP-189, known aspirants include former provincial minister and PTI labour wing chief Muhammad Ashraf Khan Sohna, former PTI ticket holder Ch Azhar Mahmood, present PTI ticket holder Ch Muhammad Saleem Sadiq, PML-N backed Ch Munibul Haq.

Ashraf Khan Sohna and other PTI activists left for Bani Gala on Thursday to protest against the leadership decision of awarding ticket to Ch Saleem.

For PP-190, prominent contenders are PTI’s Rai Hammad Aslam, PML-N’s Rai Ali Noor, Ch Ghulam Raza Rubera, MMA’s Dr Liaquat Ali Kausar, Arif Khan Lashari and Noorul Ain Rai, the wife of former PTI MPA Ch Masood Shafaq Rubera.

Published in Dawn, June 15th, 2018

https://www.dawn.com/news/1414292/r...ilani-to-move-high-court-against-ros-decision


SO many old names...No new blood it seems!

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Path-Finder]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1008082099134521354

 

[QatariPrince]

Rumor in PTI that Ch Nisar is likely to join PTI after Eid. He is in contact with Imran Khan. One option is that IK will visit his house and invite him to join PTI. 2nd, Ch Nisar will contest the election as independent and then join PTI. In both cases, PTI will withdraw its candidate from NA59 & both PP seats and Ch Nisar will take his nomination papers back from NA63.

Per mujhy nahi lagta yea Chakri Chaudhry join keray ga PTI.

Seems like they activated option #2

 

[Advocate Pakistan]

Ch. Nisar when asked whether he will join PTI has said in a meeting with his local constituency elders that if I join PTI at this time people will say k elections say pehly party change kr li.

However, Sarwar Khan is not a strong candidate in NA 59, Ajmal Sabir Raja would have been some competition for Nisar. Right now the situation in NA 59 is.
Qamar ul Islam (PMLN)
Ch. Nisar Ali Khan (PMLN but Independent)
Sarwar Khan (PTI)
Ajmal Sabir Raja (PTI but independent)

In this scenario Ch. Nisar already has bright chances in NA 59 and doesn't need any seat adjustment.

 

[QatariPrince]

Ch. Nisar when asked whether he will join PTI has said in a meeting with his local constituency elders that if I join PTI at this time people will say k elections say pehly party change kr li.

However, Sarwar Khan is not a strong candidate in NA 59, Ajmal Sabir Raja would have been some competition for Nisar. Right now the situation in NA 59 is.
Qamar ul Islam (PMLN)
Ch. Nisar Ali Khan (PMLN but Independent)
Sarwar Khan (PTI)
Ajmal Sabir Raja (PTI but independent)

In this scenario Ch. Nisar already has bright chances in NA 59 and doesn't need any seat adjustment.

Then why he is contesting from NA63 if he has bright chances of winning from NA59?

 

[Advocate Pakistan]

Then why he is contesting from NA63 is he has bright chances of winning from NA59?

I don't have exact knowledge of which area falls in NA63. If it's the same areas which formed NA53 before the census than it's justified based on the fact that he has always contested from the Taxila area and that too against Sarwar Khan. It's an old political rivalry just like Javed Hashmi and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Multan.
Sarwar Khan of PTI is a strong opponent in Taxila and surroundings but not so much in Chakri and surroundings as Rajput Alpial reside in this area and consider Ch Nisar as their (daadpotra) and hence leader.
Col. Ajmal Sabir Raja would have been better from PTI in NA 59 since he's from the same biradri as Ch Nisar.
I believe it's a deliberate attempt by Imran Khan to help Nisar in NA59 by not giving ticket to col. Ajmal.

 

[QatariPrince]

I don't have exact knowledge of which area falls in NA63. If it's the same areas which formed NA53 before the census than it's justified based on the fact that he has always contested from the Taxila area and that too against Sarwar Khan. It's an old political rivalry just like Javed Hashmi and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Multan.
Sarwar Khan of PTI is a strong opponent in Taxila and surroundings but not so much in Chakri and surroundings as Rajput Alpial reside in this area and consider Ch Nisar as their (daadpotra) and hence leader.
Col. Ajmal Sabir Raja would have been better from PTI in NA 59 since he's from the same biradri as Ch Nisar.
I believe it's a deliberate attempt by Imran Khan to help Nisar in NA59 by not giving ticket to col. Ajmal.

Possible! Hearing Ch Nisar will address Press Conference today.

As per rumors in PTI, Ch Sarwar will withdraw from NA59 and Ch Nisar Khan from NA63! PTI will also withdraw its candidates from PA seats. Chances yea bhi hain kay PA ki 1 seat Ch Nisar aur PTI chor dain aik dosray key lye.

 

[Advocate Pakistan]

Possible! Hearing Ch Nisar will address Press Conference today.

As per rumors in PTI, Ch Sarwar will withdraw from NA59 and Ch Nisar Khan from NA63! PTI will also withdraw its candidates from PA seats. Chances yea bhi hain kay PA ki 1 seat Ch Nisar aur PTI chor dain aik dosray key lye.

Quite possible. Nisar could be the candidate for Punjab assembly.
If PTI manages Punjab well than Khattak in KPK and Nisar in Punjab could be CMs. But Punjab seems difficult for PTI at present.

 

[PakSword]

جس وقت ارشد تشریف اور گلا سڑا ایک چھوٹے سے مسئلے کی وجہ سے عمران خان پر بھونک رہے تھے اس وقت نوتھی وارداتئیے کم سے کم ٢ وارداتیں ڈال گئے

١ - مریم اور نواز ای سی ایل میں نام ڈلوائے بغیر لندن نکل لئے

٢ - نادرا نے ووٹروں کا ڈیٹا لیک کردیا


اب لگا کر بیٹھے رہو امید شفاف الیکشن کی
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[QatariPrince]

Chakri Chaudhry

 

[RazaGujjar]

Chakri Chaudhry

Im sick and tired of this guys drama