PML men resent award of tickets

Published August 29, 2002

ABBOTTABAD, Aug 28: The office-bearers of PML-N’s different wings and members of provincial council have expressed concern over the allotment of party tickets for PF-44 and PF-46 and urged the central leadership to “save the party from complete collapse.”

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, they charged that Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan had caused more damage to the party in three days than what the government had managed in three years.

They lamented that for PF-46, the ticket had been awarded to Malik Manzoor Hussain Advocate, ex-assistant advocate general, NWFP, who had not even applied for it while for the Abbottabad city seat, the ticket had been given to Inayat Iqbal Khan Jadoon, son of former NWFP chief minister, the late Iqbal Khan Jadoon, who had not yet filled out the party’s basic membership form.

Those who were present at the press conference included Adam Khan Jadoon, former president High Court Bar Association, Abbottabad bench and member PML-N provincial committee and Younis Khan Tanoli, president High Court Bar Abbottabad bench.

Samiullah Khan Jadoon, provincial president MSF, Hammad Ali Shah, provincial president Labour Wing, Javed Khan Jadoon, president Hazara Youth wing, Sajjad Khan of Bagra, a candidate on PF-46, Saeed-ur-Rehman Advocate, president PML-N city, Qazi Ghanzanfar Advocate, Col Amanullah (retired) and other office-bearers.

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