LAHORE: The PML-N has nominated Hafiz Abdul Karim, the secretary-general of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith (JAH), as its candidate for the Senate seat which got vacant after the demise of Senator Prof Sajid Mir. According to a PML-N press release, party president Nawaz Sharif had offered the Senate seat to Prof Sajid Mir’s son, Ahmad Mir, but he declined the offer. The PML-N then nominated Mr Karim for the vacant Senate seat.

Senior cleric, senator and head of Jamiat Ahle Hadith Prof Sajid Mir had passed away early this month. He was 86. He was laid to rest at his native town, Sialkot.

Published in Dawn, May 16th, 2025

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