LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has awarded party ticket to Seemi Ezdi for a Senate by-election on a seat reserved for woman from Punjab. She is the sister of former PTI secretary general Jahangir Tareen.

The PTI has also awarded ticket to party leader Waleed Iqbal to contest the Senate by-election for a Punjab general seat. Mr Iqbal submitted two nomination papers while Jamshaid Iqbal also submitted his nomination papers.

PML-N candidates for the general seat are Saud Majeed and Sheikh Abid Waheed.

Besides Ms Ezdi, PTI’s Tanzeela Imran Khan, Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur, Ashima Shuja and Rubina Shaheen have also submitted their nomination papers for the women reserved seat from Punjab.

Ms Ezdi is NA-48 women wing district president and was elected as vice-chairperson of UC-29.

PML-N’s Saira Tarar and Ishrat Ashraf have submitted their nomination papers for the woman reserved seat.

Both seats fell vacant due to de-notification of PML-N senators Haroon Akhtar Khan and Saadia Abbasi for their dual nationalities.

Published in Dawn, November 1st, 2018