PTI leader Hammad Azhar has announced Rao Muhammad Qasim as the new candidate for NA-155, following the withdrawal of support for the party from the previous candidate, who joined the Istehkaam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).

As per a statement by PTI’s Hammad Azhar on X, Qasim has been chosen as the new party-endorsed candidate after “two of the previous candidates were kidnapped from Lodhran.” He also mentioned that “tap” will be the electoral symbol for the new candidate.

He urged people to propagate the information to more people, especially those of the constituency.

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