LAHORE: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has entered seat adjustment with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz for three National Assembly constituencies, including NA-242, where former ruling party is fielding ex-Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

PML-N president will contest from district Keamari which was once stronghold of MQM-P.

Sources told this scribe that apart from Shehbaz, PML-N will field its candidates on five NA seats including NA-229, 230 and 239 as well as 11 provincial assembly seats within these constituencies.

Meanwhile, MQM-P candidates would contest polls for national and provincial assembly seats from Malir’s NA-231 constituency, they said.

Sources added that Karachi-based party will field its candidates on provincial seats within NA-242 constituency. PML-N would also contest for NA seats in Mirpurkhas, Nawabshah and Sukkur, they said. On December 29, Shehbaz announced filing his nomination papers for upcoming general elections from Karachi’s NA-242 constituency, where MQM-P Senior Deputy Convener Mustafa Kamal had also filed documents.

Shehbaz had contested from NA-249 constituency of Karachi in 2018 general elections which he lost to then-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Faisal Vawda by slight margin.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 10 2024

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