LAHORE:
The PML-N has finalized about 90 percent of the tickets for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), which will be issued in a day or two, a PTI Kashmir Chapter leader said.
He attended the meeting which was chaired by PML-N President Nawaz Sharif as the party steams ahead with its election drive in AJK.
“The PML-N president has approved about 38 tickets for Azad Jammu and Kashmir, which will be issued either on Thursday or Friday,” the party leader told. Express Pakinomist on condition of anonymity.
He said that except for one seat — LA-10 Kotli City, where a new candidate, Fateeh Mehmood Kiyani, got the ticket instead of seven-time MLA Malik Muhammad Nawaz — there were no surprises. He added that the AJK party leadership had been issued tickets as expected and requested.
The ticket for LA-41 (Valley-2), a refugee seat in Lahore, has been withheld pending formal approval from Hamza Shehbaz, under whose jurisdiction the seat falls.
He said the seat is expected to be allotted to Ayesha. He further said that party president Shah Ghulam Qadir has been allotted tickets from both Upper Neelum (LA-25) and Lower Neelum (LA-26).
He added that according to his information, tickets for six seats have been kept pending, including LA-45 (Valley-5, Peshawar-Hazara), where an ally could be issued the ticket.
The source said Nawaz was of the view that an amicable solution should be found to the “mess” created by the newly banned faction.
However, he said the party would go full steam ahead with its election campaign as the protests and sit-ins were limited to only three to four constituencies.
He noted that the law and order situation was for the administration to manage, adding that they believed that refugees must not be deprived of their seats. “These refugees have no voice, nor do they have any representation other than these seats.”
When asked about the differing views of different parties, he said since 10 seats are in Punjab, it gives the PML-N an additional advantage as the only other party with a significant vote bank is in “disarray”. He added that other parties without a foothold in the province would face difficulties. “Take away these seats and the PML-N loses its edge.
According to the source, LA-1 Mir Pur 1 is left pending, LA-2 Mirpur 2, will be given to Chaurdary Azeem Baskh, L-3 Mirpur 3 to Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed, LA-4 Mir Pur 4 comprising the area of Khari Sharif to Chaudary Rukhsar Ahmed, LA-5, No. 2, Chaudary Muhamad Razaq, LA-7 Bhimber 3, Chaudhry Tariq Farooq, LA-8 Kotli 1 area of Raj Mehal to Malik Zulfiqar Ali, LA-9 Kotli 2 area Nakyal to Sardar Umair Naeem nephew of former Prime Minister Sardar Kotli LA-30t, Fahhammad, Hayat T Fahte, town Kiyani, LA-11 Kotli 4 area of Sansa to Raja Muhammad Asif, LA-12 Kotli 5 Area of Charhoi to Raja Muhammd Riyasat, LA-13 Kotli 6 Area of Khoi Rata to Raja Ayaz Nisar, LA-14 Bagh1 Area of Dheerkot to Raja Fais Area of Wa-al Azad, LA-14 Bagh1 Area of Wah-al Azad5, Bagh2 Area Information Secretary Mushtaq Ahmad Minhas, LA-16 Bagh 3 Area of Akbari Bagh to Sardar Mir Khan, LA-17 Bagh 4 to Engineer Mohsin Aziz, LA-18 Poonch 1 Area of Abbass Pur, Pending, LA-19 Poonch 2 to Sardar Amir Altaf, LA-32 to Sardar Amir Altaf, LA-32 Rasheed, LA-21 Poonch 4 Area of Rawalakot City to Sardar Tahir Anwar, LA-22 Poonch 5 Area of Khorar Pending, LA-23 Poonch 6 Palndri to Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Naqi, LA-24 Pooch 7 area of Balooch to Sardar Farooq Ahmed Tahir area LA-2 and LA-2 and Nee-25 and LA-2 Upper and Lower Neelam to Party President Shah Ghullam Qadir, LA-27 Muzafarabad Kotla, Noreen Arif, LA-28 Muzafarabad 2 area of Najrat pending, LA-29 Muzaffarbad 3 area of Muzafarbad City to Barister Iftakhar Gillani, LA-30 Muzaffarbad area of Khaqibbra 3, LA-30 Muzaffarbad 3, LA-4 Muzaffarbad Muzaffarabad 5 area of Hadiyain Dupta to Dr. Mustafa Bashir Abbassi, LA-32 Muzaffarabad 6 area of Shigar and Raja Muhammad Farooq Ahmad Khan who has served as former Prime Minister, LA-33 Muzaffarabad 7 to Ch Muhammad Rasheed.
In constituencies of refugees, Jamu 1 LA-34 area of Lahore and Karachi to Nasir Ahmad Dar. Jamu 2 LA-35 to Ch Muhammad Ismail for Occupied Kashmir people living in Gujranwala area, LA-36 Jamu 3 to Ahsan Raza for Occupied Territory people in Sialkot, LA-37 Jamu 4 area in Narowal to Maryam Javeed, LA-38 Jamu 5 area in Gujindi Zemes and Ch Muhamphan area in Rahammad 6 Attock to Raja Muhammad Saddique, Valley 2 expected to Ayesha area in Lahore, Valley 3 area of Jelhum to Multan to Syed Shuakat Shah Valley 4 LA-43 Muhammad Yaseen Loan area of Rawalpindi, LA-44 Valley 5 area of Murree to Hafiz Ahmad Raza Qadri where there is currently a LA-4 MLA valley where Pewar M5. can get this seat.
