BATTAGRAM: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate for PK-35 Nawabzada Wali Mohammad Khan quit the party and joined Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl.

He said that earlier they formed coalition with JUI-F and decided that PML-N would not issue ticket for National Assembly seat in the district, NA-13, and PK-34 to its workers and would support JUI-F candidates in both the constituencies.

He said that JUI-F also withdraw its candidate and decided to support PML-N candidate for PK-35. He added that all matters were settled down with consent of elders of both the parties.

Mr Khan said that suddenly retired Capt Safdar visited Battagram and issued party tickets to Sardar Moeen and Adil Nawaz Khan for both the seats without considering ground realities of politics in the district. He said that after such decisions, it was not possible for him to carry on with PML-N. He quit PML-N and joined JUI-F.

He said that their family was famous for loyalty in local politics and they never gave up fulfilling commitments. Nawabzada Wali was a strong candidate of PML-N and could possibly win the seat.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2024