LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday unveiled the final list of its candidates contesting in the upcoming general elections. The list was displayed on PTI's official website, according to which the party has fielded 173 candidates for the National Assembly and 290 for the provincial assembly seats. Amid a tough situation over the distribution of tickets, the final list of electoral candidates decided by the parliamentary board of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, quashing the rumors as who would get party tickets for the electoral tussle scheduled on July 25th, PTI chief, Imran Khan would contest the elections from five constituencies, including NA-35 Bannu, NA-53 Islamabad II, NA-95 Mianwali I, NA-131 Lahore IX and NA-243 Karachi. Other prominent party leaders to contest the elections for the lower house of parliament seats included, PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pervaiz Khattak, Asad umar, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Samsam Bukhari, Zulfikar Khosa and Yasmin Rashid. PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi would foray into the next electoral battle from NA-156 Multan. Pervez Khattak and Murad Saeed will be PTI’s candidates for NA-25 Nowshera and NA-4 Swat, respectively. While Veteran politician Ghulam Mustafa Khar would be PTI's candidate from NA-181 Muzaffargarh. Zulfikar Khosa will contest the polls from NA-190 Dera Ghazi Khan. Islamabad Ghulam Sarwar Khan would confront the disgruntled leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Chaudhry Nisar through NA- 63 Rawalpindi. PTI leader Asad Umar will contest the polls in NA-54 Islamabad. Lahore PTI will field Aleem Khan in NA-129 , while Yasmin Rashid would be party candidate from NA-125 against Maryam Nawaz . Meher Wajid and Waleed Iqbal were awarded tickets for NA-123, NA-124 respectively. For NA-130, Shafqat Mehmood would be PTI’s candidate while Hammad Azhar will run for NA 126 and Jamshed Iqbal will be battling in NA 127 constituency. NA 128 will have PTI’s Ijaz Diyal Karachi In Karachi, Arif Alvi and Ali Zaidi were awarded party tickets to contest the polls from NA-247 and NA-244 respectively. Saifur Rehman will be the PTI candidate in NA-242 Karachi. Left out aspirants There were several party aspirants who have so far been left out or not awarded the tickets for July 25 contest, included Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Ali Muhammad Khan, and Ali Tareen, son of senior PTI leader Jahangir Tareen, who later excused to contest election, while Sheharyar Afridi was included among the electoral candidates of the party a day after list released. It is learnt that PTI will not field candidates against Shiekh Rashid and Pervaiz Elahi in upcoming elections. PTI initially released the list of about 60 percent of its candidates for the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies’ constituencies.<doc-sep>ISLAMABAD: After days of deliberations and protests from enraged workers at Bani Gala, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has released a final list of its candidates running in the general elections next month. According to a statement issued by the PTI on Sunday, the list has been released with Imran Khan's approval. The remaining few constituencies will be decided soon, it added. Out of a total of 272 National Assembly constituencies, PTI has fielded candidates on 229 seats. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Imran Khan’s party has awarded tickets to 90 candidates off 99 seats. In NA-163, Vehari, PTI has given its green signal to Khalid Maqbool Chohan instead of favorite Ayesha Nazir. Ali Muhammad Khan, who has been one of Imran Khan's staunch supporters, has been given the ticket this time after being snubbed in the first list. Former federal minister and PML-N leader Sikandar Bosan, whose name was in the list, was later withdrawn. A PTI statement said that no decision was yet taken about awarding ticket to Bosan. Ali Khan Tareen, son of Jahangir Khan Tareen, doesn't feature in the final list as he pulled out of the election race due to study reasons. Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his sons Zain Hussain Qureshi will be contesting from NA-156 and NA-157. Tahir Sadik has been assigned the task to contest on two constituencies of Attock. In addition, 79 candidates have been chosen to contest in Sindh on provincial assembly seats. Three people, including Asad Umar, have been awarded PTI's ticket to stand in the election from the capital city of Islamabad It has also chosen 11 candidates for election in FATA.<doc-sep>An unverified list of candidates of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf who would be contesting the upcoming general election form Lahore has been revealed. National Assembly contituency NA-123 will have PTI’s Meher Wajid contesting against Malik Riaz of PML-N. Whereas PTI’s Waleed Iqbal will be standing against PML-N candidate Hamza Shehbaz for NA 124. Maryam Nawaz will be racing against PTI’s Dr Yasmeen Rashid for NA 125. On the other hand, PTI’s Hammad Azhar will be face to face with Meher Ishtiaq for NA 126. PTI’s Jamshed Iqbal will be battling it out for NA 127 constituency with PML-N’s Ruhail Asghar. Whilst NA 128 will have PTI’s Ijaz Diyal against PML-N’s Sohail Shaukat Butt. Moreover Aleem Khan will be in opposition with PML-N leader Saradar Ayaz Sadiq for NA 129, while NA 130 will have Shafqat Mehmood in the chase with PML-N’s Khwaja Ahmed Hassan. PTI chief Imran Khan will be encountering former railways minister Khwaja Saad Rafique in NA 131. PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif will be contesting the general election from NA 132. In addition Ijaz Chaudhry from PTI will be contesting against Zaim Qadri from PML-N in NA 133. Furthermore PTI’s Mansha Sindhu will be contesting from NA 134, while Karamat Khokhar from the same party will have PML-N’s Saif ul Mulook Khokhar against him in NA 135. PTI leader Khalid Gujjar will be standing against PML-N’s Afzal Khokhar in NA 136. Sources have revealed that Shehbaz Sharif will be getting hold of the nomination papers for provincial constituencies as well. The final list of electoral candidates will be decided by the parliamentary board of both the parties.<doc-sep>Chaudhary Ilyas and Muhammad Zubair. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has withdrawn party tickets from two Gujrat candidates. The names of former Gujrat district president Chaudhary Ilyas and Muhammad Zubair are missing from the list issued by the party of candidates for the General Election 2018. Chaudhary Ilyas had been issued a ticket by the party for NA-71 Gujrat constituency while Muhammad Zubair was to contest from PP-28. Earlier on Sunday, the PTI withdrew the ticket awarded to former federal minister Sikandar Hayat Bosan amid growing protest by angry workers against ‘unjustified’ awarding of tickets in many constituencies. Bosan had been awarded a ticket to contest the upcoming general election from NA-154 Multan constituency. However, several party workers from the constituency protested against the party’s decision to award a ticket to the former minister, who joined the PTI only last month when the party he was last with, PML-N, completed its five-year term. PTI on Sunday released the final list of its candidates running in the general election scheduled for July 25.<doc-sep>
File photo of PTI rally in Karachi ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday released the final list of its candidates running in the elections, scheduled for July 25. The PTI stated that the list has been issued with its chairman Imran Khan’s approval, further adding that the candidates for the remaining few constituencies will be decided in near future. The party has nominated as many as 229 candidates for the National Assembly seats out of a total 272 seats. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Imran Khan’s party has awarded tickets to 90 candidates off 99 seats. In a rather surprising development in Punjab, the party chose Khalid Maqbool Chohan over Ayesha Nazir in NA-163. A sigh of relief will be seen in the old guards of the party as the loyalist Ali Muhammad Khan’s name has been included in the final list. Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his sons Zain Hussain Qureshi will be contesting from NA-156 and NA-157. Tahir Sadik has been assigned the task to contest on two constituencies of Attock. In addition, 79 candidates have been chosen to contest in Sindh on provincial assembly seats. Three people, including Asad Umar, have been awarded PTI's ticket to contest the election from the capital city of Islamabad. It has also chosen 11 candidates for election in FATA. The PTI has withdrawn its party ticket from former federal minister Sikandar Hayat Bosan amid growing protest by angry workers against “unjustified” award of tickets in many constituencies. Bosan had been awarded a ticket to contest the upcoming general election from NA-154 Multan constituency. However, several party workers from the constituency protested against the party’s decision to award a ticket to the former minister, who joined the PTI only last month when the party he was last with, PML-N, completed its five-year term. The PTI has meanwhile said it will make a decision about NA-154 Multan later. List of PTI candidates on National and Provincial Assembly seats