ISLAMABAD:
PML-Q has issued party tickets to 11 candidates for the upcoming Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections, party spokesperson Mustafa Malik announced on Sunday. The candidates were finalized with the approval of Parliamentary Board Chairman Chaudhry Salik Hussain.
Members of the Parliamentary Board, including Tariq Hassan, Dr. Muhammad Amjad, Malik Sameen, Kamran Usmani and Niaz Khaskheli also visited Gilgit and Skardu as part of the consultation process.
Provincial President Dilfraz Khan briefed the central leadership about the election preparations in the UK.
The party, which led the ruling coalition at the Center between 2002 and 2008, has fielded candidates from Gilgit, Nagar, Hunza, Skardu, Astore, Diamer, Ghizer and Ghanche districts.
According to the notification, Dilfraz Khan will contest from GBA-1 Gilgit-I, Asim Khan from GBA-2, Muhammad Sharif from GBA-3 Gilgit-III, Abid Hussain from GBA-5 Nagar-I and female candidate Khushnoor Didar from GBA-6 Hunza-I.
Captain Sikandar Ali will contest from GBA-8 Skardu-II while Captain (retd) Mehdi Khan has been nominated for GBA-12 Shigar-I.
Ghazanfar Akram Khan will contest from GBA-14 Astore-II, Noorul Haq Hab-ul-Haq Khan from GBA-15 Diamer-I, Sher Alam Gozri from GBA-19 Ghizer-I, Bakhtawar Shah from GBA-20 Ghizer-II, Tajwar Hussain from GBA-2, 1 Ghikh Hussain from GBA-2, and Sher Alam Gozri from GBA-19 GBA-24 Ghanche-III.
Chaudhry Salik Hussain said PML-Q is participating in the elections with a spirit of public service and aims to advance an agenda of development and prosperity in the region. Dilfraz Khan said that the candidates have full confidence in the party leadership and will wage a vigorous election campaign.
