LAHORE, Dec 3: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) on Monday finalised candidates for nine districts of Punjab.

The PML-Q parliamentary board met here under the chairmanship of former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi on Monday and approved candidates from Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Sahiwal and Layyah districts.

The board is expected to finalise the remaining candidates in next two days. According to the finalised list, Pervaiz Elahi is contesting from Gujrat and Mandi Bahaauddin and his son Moonis Elahi is contesting from PP-152, Lahore, and PP-110, Gujrat.

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