ISLAMABAD:
The 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.
Parliamentary board members 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 GB.
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 announcement, 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 candidate Khushnoor Didar from GBA-6 Hunza-I.
Captain Sikandar Ali will compete from GBA-8 Skardu-II, while Captain (retd) Mehdi Khan has been nominated for GBA-12 Shigar-I.
Ghazanfar Akram Khan will compete 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-21 Ghizer-III and Sheikh Altaf Hussain from GBA-24 Ghanche-III.
Chaudhry Salik Hussain said that the PML-Q is participating in the elections in a spirit of public service and aims to promote an agenda of development and prosperity in the region. Dilfraz Khan stated that the candidates have full confidence in the party leadership and will carry out a vigorous election campaign.
