KOHAT, April 15: The office-bearers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in PK-37 constituency have decided to support the candidate of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl in the upcoming general elections.

The president of PML-N in PK- 37 constituency, Farhad Khan alias Ghareeb Dost, general secretary Faiz Mohammad and other office-bearers withdrew their support form their party’s nominee Hidayatullah Afridi and announced to support the candidate of JUI-F.

However, they said that they didn’t quit PML-N. They said that they were not supporting their party’s nominee because he was a supporter of Gen (retired) Pervez Musharraf. The party awarded ticket to him despite the fact that he was a supporter of Pervez Musharraf, they added.

They announced to support JUI-F candidate for provincial assembly Ghulam Habib and PML-N candidate for National Assembly Eng Malik Asad in the upcoming general elections.

Meanwhile, a youth organisation, formed to create awareness among young people about voting, has demanded excess to information and elimination of corruption.

Addressing a seminar, the coordinator of ‘Change Through Empowerment’ said that people should know as to who among the candidates was able to get rights for them and uproot corruption.

He said that youth under 16 years of age should be provided free and modern education. The government should also take measures to bring basic changes in the system of tax collection to benefit the poor.

He said that programmes should be organised in all constituencies at the union council level to create awareness among people so that they could vote for noble and deserving candidates.