Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will contest for all 33 seats in the upcoming National Assembly by-elections to be held on March 16. The party has announced that he is the first person in the country’s history to contest the elections. Will participate. A large number of seats.
Addressing a press conference after the party’s core committee in Lahore on Sunday, PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said: “Imran Khan will be the PTI candidate from all the constituencies that [are up for grabs] and Our [former] MNAs, who were earlier. Candidates selected for these seats will be covering.”
The move will increase pressure on the ruling coalition as if the PTI chief succeeds in securing a majority, it could reduce the government’s popularity and make the Khan-led party lose ground in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections. An advantage can be gained. place in the next three months.
The government is facing severe public criticism as inflation is at record highs and there is no respite in sight, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program is also at a standstill.
The National Assembly seats fell vacant earlier this month when NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted the resignations of PTI lawmakers and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed.
The PTI resigned en masse after Imran Khan was sacked as prime minister in April last year, but only 11 resignations were accepted in July. Later, as the party tried to make a comeback in the House, the Speaker started accepting their resignations – and within days, he accepted 113 more resignations, including 33.
In October last year, the former prime minister also set a record when he won six NA seats for the PTI in a by-election that was a direct contest between the former ruling party and the current ruling alliance of PDM parties. was seen as Also won two seats.
Qureshi said, “PTI will remain in the political arena and get the support of the people. When the people got their chance in July last year, despite our opponents being in government, they secured our mandate and Imran Khan. won,” Qureshi said.
He added that on March 16, the nation will send a clear message: The nation has full faith in Imran Khan’s leadership and stands with PTI. People will also express their reservations against this group that has been imposed on us.
Where will the polling take place?
| S.no | Constituency | S.no | Constituency | S.no | Constituency | S.no | Constituency |
| 1. | NA-04 Swat-III | 10. | NA-53 Islamabad-II | 19. | NA-126 Lahore-IV | 28. | NA-247 Karachi South-II |
| 2. | NA-17 Haripur-I | 11. | NA-54 Islamabad-III | 20. | NA-130 Lahore-VIII | 29. | NA-250 Karachi West-III |
| 3. | NA-18 Swabi-I | 12. | NA-57 Rawalpindi-I | 21. | NA-155 Multan-I | 30. | NA-252 Karachi West-V |
| 4. | NA-25 Nowshera-I | 13. | NA-59 Rawalpindi-III | 22. | NA-156 Multan-III | 31. | NA-254 Karachi Central-II |
| 5. | NA-26 Nowshera-II | 14. | NA-60 Rawalpindi-IV | 23. | NA-191 Dera Ghazi Khan-III | 32. | NA-256 Karachi Central-IV |
| 6. | NA-32 Kohat | 15. | NA-62 Rawalpindi-VI | 24. | NA-241 Korangi Karachi-III | 33. | NA-265 Quetta-II |
| 7. | NA-38 D.I. Khan-I | 16. | NA-63 Rawalpindi-VII | 25. | NA-242 Karachi East-I | ||
| 8. | NA-43 Khyber-I | 17. | NA-67 Jhelum-II | 26. | NA-243 Karachi East-II | ||
| 9. | NA-52 Islamabad-I | 18. | NA-97 Bhakkar-I | 27. | NA-244 Karachi East-III |
Punjab, KP elections delayed
Expressing concern over the “delay” in the Punjab and KP elections, the PTI vice-chairman said the governors of the two provinces would be violating the constitution if they did not release the election dates.
“The constitution does not allow an hour’s delay and we will not tolerate it. Elections should be ensured within 90 days as per the constitution,” he said.
The former foreign minister said that the ruling coalition at the Center is “terrified” of holding elections in both provinces. Political engineering is being done through the by-elections of the National Assembly.
The majority of experts say that there is no scope in the constitution to allow the government to delay elections except in emergency situations, but former secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Kanwar Dilshad has a different opinion.
Dilshad has said that the governor has the power to provide the date of elections to the ECP – and both Punjab and KP top officials are yet to do so. He also said that if the Governor does not provide the date, it will not be a violation of the Constitution.
