MANSEHRA:The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Tuesday terminated the basic membership of its three members for contesting the Feb 8 elections They include Aftab Shah, Ghazanfar Ali Abbasi and Shahbaz Gul.

Mr Shah is a candidate against PTI nominee Saleem Imran Swati in NA-14 Mansehra-I and against Abdul Shakoor Khan in PK-40 Mansehra-V.

Mr Abbasi and Mr Gul are vying for PK-42 Abbottabad-I and PK-43 Abbottabad–II seats respectively against PTI-backed candidates.

“We have zero tolerance for those who challenged the party’s discipline by defying its election nominations,” PTI president in Hazara Division Babar Saleem Swati told reporters here.

Published in Dawn, January 31st, 2024