SHANGLA: Pakistan Peoples Party awarded ticket to former candidate for Alpuri tehsil council chairman slot, Mohammad Alam Khan, for NA-11 seat after its candidate for the seat, Amir Sultan, left the party and joined PML-N.

Addressing a news conference in Alpuri on Saturday, Mr Alam said he was awarded the ticket after he had re-joined PPP.

PPP divisional coordinator and PK-28 candidate Dr Afsarul Mulk Khan, party’s Shangla president Hamid Iqbal and others were also present.

Mr Alam said he had left PPP over differences with the party’s then provincial president Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, but today he had formally re-joined it.

Previously, Amir Sultan was considered to be the PPP candidate for the NA seat, who had joined the party three months ago after quitting JUI-F. He had contested the 2018 elections on the seat.

“Mr Sultan has taken an unexpected decision, leaving PPP and joining PML-N even after we had submitted his nomination papers for the seat. However, we have now a competent candidate in the person of Mr Alam,” Dr Mulk, who is also PPP Malakand division coordinator, told Dawn.

Published in Dawn, January 14th, 2024

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