PP-52 by-polls: Nawaz, CM Maryam meet party candidate Hina Arshad
Pakistan
The by-polls in the PP-52 are scheduled for June 1.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met Hina Arshad Warraich, the party’s candidate for PP-52 (Sialkot) by-polls.
During the meeting, Nawaz Sharif and other party leaders offered prayers for the late Arshad Javed Warraich.
Nawaz Sharif praised the late leader, saying, “Arshad Javed Warraich was a loyal member of the PML-N. His services to the party will always be remembered.”
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The by-polls in the PP-52 are scheduled for June 1. The seat fell vacant following the demise of the PML-N MPA Arshad Javed Warraich a few weeks ago.
At least 34 candidates have filed 43 nomination papers for the by-election.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has pitched its ticket holder in the 2024 general elections, Faakhar Nashat Ghuman, as its candidate in the by polls.
The PPP candidate Raheel Kamran Cheema is a member of the Punjab Bar Council from Sialkot, as well as the party’s Punjab lawyers’ wing president.
A candidate of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has also submitted multiple nomination papers.
