Hamza Shahbaz hits out at PTI over Senate polls

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz on Wednesday criticised Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for wanting to contest the upcoming Senate elections despite considering parliament a “no-go zone”.

Speaking to reporters after a visit to a children’s hospital in Lahore, the MNA said he fails to understand PTI Chairman Imran Khan's temperament.

Hamza said Imran tends to change his statement regarding Senate elections in spite of boycotting assemblies and is gearing up for Upper House elections.

The PTI leadership on Saturday announced that it will contest elections for the Senate. It has also that the party will contest only from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and will boycott from the rest of the three provincial and national assemblies.

According to one participant of the meeting convened on Tuesday to discuss modalities for PTI’s participation in the election, some party leaders expressed their reservations over the party’s decision to contest elections for the upper house of parliament only from KP.

Following the official announcement, the PTI is finally going to become part of the same parliament that Mr Khan protested against and derided for the 126 days of his sit-in outside Parliament House.

The PTI hopes to win five to six Senate seats from the KP.

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Feb 04, 2015 01:40pm

Who cares about what Mr Nobody thinks!

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salman

Feb 04, 2015 01:46pm

Can hamza not get a better haircut?

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Save pakistan

Feb 04, 2015 01:48pm

Please don't call him a leader. He is the Bilawal of PML-N and has acquired this position through inheritance. Pakistan needs a strong justice system to curb this family politics.

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aman

Feb 04, 2015 01:52pm

Enjoying looted wealth.

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MSK

Feb 04, 2015 01:58pm

Even on visiting the children hospital, this guy didn't forget polictics... What a shame...

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Kamal Pasha

Feb 04, 2015 01:59pm

Now the Mughal prince is trying to learn how to talk politics with the seniors. Good luck.

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resa

Feb 04, 2015 02:00pm

We all are wondering too. How ever it should not bother Hamsa since they are so condiment in the system.

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Spider-man

Feb 04, 2015 02:05pm

It seems like all the top office-bearers are put on a duty to berate Imran Khan.Imran Khan is not Pakistan's greatest threat , terrorism ,rampant corruption and bad governance are.They better focus on these issues that are posing existential threat to Pakistan.

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Majid Ahmed

Feb 04, 2015 02:06pm

Hamza who?

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Rationalist

Feb 04, 2015 02:10pm

Not surprising. IK and his team are hypocrites. They don't have the tajurba to run a difficult country like ours.

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Anon

Feb 04, 2015 02:10pm

Quick... someone list two achievements in Hamza Shahbaz's life!

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M. Anwar Qureshi

Feb 04, 2015 02:15pm

This is unnecessary clamoring of PMLN leadership. PTI has its constitutional right to contest Senate elections from wherever they like. PMLN is worried that PTI will bag enough seats from KP Assembly...These people are scared from PTI representation in the Senate for the first time.

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Feb 04, 2015 02:20pm

plz perform and prove youself. Ignore pti

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Harmony

Feb 04, 2015 02:27pm

This family's whole energy is concentrated on ant-IK rhetoric, not on governance.

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M Rafique

Feb 04, 2015 02:29pm

the MNA said he fails to understand PTI Chairman Imran Khan's temperament. Yes you will remained failed every time

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Anees Zaidvi

Feb 04, 2015 02:34pm

Why are YOU so worried?

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jaki

Feb 04, 2015 02:39pm

Hamza its simple just verify votes of four constituensys in presence of media,army,and judges, if you are loyal to Pakistan.

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Raju

Feb 04, 2015 02:39pm

PTI is a looser party. Leave them alone with their politics and just watch their downfall in couple of years.

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Cyrus Ho

Feb 04, 2015 02:50pm

Oh, how the news rolls in. These plots and counter plots would make for a good novel, including lots of colorful detail, history, a cricket star and his beautiful wife, slight of hand politics and a train load of different characters. The climax of the novel will be a political showdown. The cricket star is the protagonist facing a handful of antagonists including sinister turbaned men with beards, high ranking army officers, smugglers, unscrupulous political workers, rich and greedy landlords, industrials in their Islamabad mansions and high society women up to no good.

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Hasan Hasni

Feb 04, 2015 02:59pm

I agree with you. Will you be agreed that Shahbaz Sharif is worst in this regard among all politicians in the country

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Harmony

Feb 04, 2015 03:06pm

This family's whole energy is concentrated on ant-IK rhetoric, not on governance. Even on a visit to a children’s hospital the mind is only on IK.

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Spider-man

Feb 04, 2015 03:07pm

Instead of using all their energy on anti-Imran propaganda if have they focused on improving governance, Pakistan would have been a better place.

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Kanwarch

Feb 04, 2015 03:18pm

What this corrupt man is afraid of? Wait for the next elections Mr No Good

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Paki

Feb 04, 2015 03:24pm

Can someone please ask him his qualification for making any public statements? He is nobody but living on his father's illgotten wealth. Mr Hamza please go and spend the money looted from Pakistan outside the country and never come back.

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Muhammad

Feb 04, 2015 03:30pm

Who is this brat?

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KHAN

Feb 04, 2015 03:37pm

@Save pakistan He is the Crown Prince of PML N

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nabil

Feb 04, 2015 03:38pm

@MSK He may be immature for party leadership but he is certainly showing his intelligence

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Justice

Feb 04, 2015 03:38pm

Seems that PML-N is frightened about PTI fighting Senate elections. PNL-N were hoping that PTI will probably boycott which will give them more Senate seats. Dreamingggggggggggggggggg as usual because the upcoming elections will be closely monitored for election fraud thus PML-N will not be able to cheat like they did in 2013 elections. Furthermore, former Chief Justice Chaudhry is no longer in the hot seat thus fiddling is less likely.

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muhammad farooq

Feb 04, 2015 03:45pm

what was the need of quitting the parliament? It is a forum where you can express your views and agreements or disagreements with govt policy formulations and help in proper legislation.

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public

Feb 04, 2015 03:53pm

@nabil when did you see his "intelligence"? Did you like it?

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Feb 04, 2015 04:12pm

Please no family politics in Pakistan anymore!

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Feb 04, 2015 04:14pm

No further Badshaat please. We donot need you Mr. Hamza

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Akram

Feb 04, 2015 04:26pm

what qualification does this guy have to talk about anything, other than his surname being Sharif?

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Khalid

Feb 04, 2015 04:54pm

I C. So, he has become a political leader.

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Muhammed Ali UK

Feb 04, 2015 05:22pm

I wish he would read these comments everyone negative...

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Khan-Haqiqi

Feb 04, 2015 05:27pm

Imran is no different than other politicians another king in the making

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MSK

Feb 04, 2015 05:54pm

@salman like his father's in his last government LOLzzzz

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Key Points

Feb 04, 2015 06:29pm

@Save pakistan I guess you're right. This inherence business is destroying Pakistan. No party wants democratic elections to chose their leaders. "Every one wants to run family business", Why?

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Common man

Feb 04, 2015 06:30pm

PTI politics is to work only if they are in Govt and have access to free money as they have in SKH and KPK. They refuse to do any type of positive work as opposition even if it is reform of election procedure.

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Feb 04, 2015 08:17pm

On what basis is this gentleman in politics? Didn't realize Pakistan was a monarchy.

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shafiq

Feb 04, 2015 08:30pm

Do You Have A problem With PTI decisions about contesting their own party candidates for Senate seats.

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Aftab Alam Khan

Feb 04, 2015 09:00pm

It is nothing but politics.

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Haque Parast

Feb 04, 2015 10:07pm

"the PTI is finally going to become part of the same parliament that Mr Khan protested against and derided for the 126 days of his sit-in outside Parliament House." pretty much sums up the hypocrisy of PTI and Mr. IK.

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Zack Khan

Feb 05, 2015 01:03am

@Save pakistan I love you man...couldn't agree more!

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Zack Khan

Feb 05, 2015 01:05am

@Rationalist Yes, they don't have "tajurba" to steal and make thee whole country your pernal property!

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