KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has demanded fees from intending candidates of party for national and provincial assemblies, quoting sources. Party has fixed Rs two lac fees for forms for MNA seat and one lac for seat of provincial legislature, sources said.

PTI’s Sindh election cell’s head Firdous Shamim Naqvi  opposed decision and argued that this huge fee for PTI party ticket form will discourage poor party workers to seek party candidacy.

PTI invited applications for PTI ticket on March 5 but only 60 candidates have submitted their forms so far, according to sources. After March 30 deadline, date was extended to April 20, sources said.

“Deadline to submit applications for PTI ticket is expected to further extend till April 30”, party sources added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 19 2023

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