PTI’s Mian Aslam Iqbal has been replaced by Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan as the candidate for the chief minister of Punjab after the former has been nominated in several cases pertaining to May 9 riots.

The election for the CM office between Maryam Nawaz and Aftab Khan is expected to be held today; there has been no official confirmation though.

PTI leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar said on X: “As the police of the whole Punjab are present at the Punjab Assembly to arrest our CM candidate Aslam Iqbal, the party leadership in consultation with Mr Iqbal has decided to nominate Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan for the CM slot. Rana Aftab is the senior most member of the PA who in the past got elected PA member five times.”