At least five former federal ministers are vying for different NA constituencies of Gujranwala from the platforms of the PML-N, the PPP and the IPP (Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party).

However, the main contest is expected between the nominees of the PML-N and the PTI on all the five NA and 12 Punjab Assembly (PA) seats of the district.

Though Imran Khan’s PTI could so far not gain any breakthrough in the electoral battles in Gujranwala, the party has emerged as the main contender against the PML-N over the last decade.

The former federal ministers, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, Mehmood Basheer Virk and Usman Ibrahim of the PML-N, Imtiaz Safdar Warraich of the PPP and Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan of the IPP, are in the race from different seats in the district.

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(L to R) Ex-ministers PPP’s Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, PML-N’s Mehmood Basheer Virk and Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan. — Facebook/NA website/File
(L to R) Ex-ministers PPP’s Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, PML-N’s Mehmood Basheer Virk and Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan. — Facebook/NA website/File

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