LAHORE: With political parties initiating the process of choosing candidates for upcoming gen­eral elections, PML-N has set the price for leaders aspiring for national and provincial assemblies’ tickets.

For a National Assembly ticket, the price is set at Rs200,000, while provincial assemblies seat aspirants will have to pay Rs100,000 with their application.

The party’s head office in Model Town, Lahore, has started receiving applications from leaders, which will continue till Nov 10.

Those applying for reserved seats will have to pay the same amount.

The applicants will also have to fill out a form expressing their full confidence in the leadership of the party’s supreme leader, Nawaz Sharif, and president Shehbaz Sharif.

The applicants have also been asked to detail their services for the party and democracy.

The PML-N parliamentary central and provincial boards will submit recommendations after receiving the applications. Mean­while, the PML-N has postponed its Nov 4 general council meeting till Nov 11.

Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2023

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