Senate elections: PTI board over rules objections against Vawda
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The parliamentary board of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to stick to its decision to nominate Faisal Vawda as candidate for the upcoming Senate election from Sindh despite protests by provincial leaders of the party.
According to sources, the decision was taken at a meeting of the parliamentary board chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. Protests by PTI Sindh leaders against Vawda's candidacy were rejected, the sources said. At the meeting, the prime minister acknowledged Vawda’s services for the party.
At the meeting, the ruling party's board discussed the reservations raised against the PTI leaders who were nominated as candidates by the party.
PM Imran Khan will address the party's Sindh leadership soon via video link and take them into confidence on the board's decisions.
On the other hand, the PTI has decided to nominate Liaqat Tarakai as its candidate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the Senate elections and has decided to withdraw the ticket from Najibullah Khattak, sources said.