Daily Times

Pakistan Muslim league Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif and President Shehbaz Sharif presided over the party’s first parliamentary board meeting held at the party secretariat 180-H Model Town Lahore.

The meeting will decide on selection of party tickets and candidates for national, provincial and specific seats. Decisions regarding Sargodha division will be taken during the current session of the parliamentary board meeting.

The meeting commenced with Fatiha and prayers for senior parliamentarians Begum Najma Hameed and Mushahidullah Khan.

Senior PML-N leaders including Chief Organizer Maryam Nawaz, Senator Ishaq Dar, Rana Sanaullah, Ahsan Iqbal, Pervaiz Rasheed and others attending the meeting. The PML-N has entered a crucial phase in which a series of crucial parliamentary meetings will take place across various divisions and provinces for the selection of candidates for the upcoming general elections.

The first meeting took place in the provincial capital. In the second meeting to be held on 3rd December, the focus will shift to Rawalpindi division, then on 6th December to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hazara and Malakand divisions. Balochistan’s candidates will be deliberated upon on 7th December, Bahawalpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions on 8th December and Multan division’s candidates on 9th December.The decision-making for PML-N candidates in Sindh province will take place on 16th December. The meetings will continue, culminating with the meeting regarding the federal capital, Islamabad, and specific seats on 18th December.

Talking to the media along with PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal after attending the first parliamentary board meeting at party’s secretariat here on Saturday Rana Sanaullah said that the PML-N’s first parliamentary board meeting was held on Saturday under the supervision of party Quaid and President in which Sargodha division’s candidates were called and interviewed by the board members.

During the 7-hour long meeting, issues related to constituencies of Sargodha division were addressed and deliberated upon, he said. He added that party was trying to develop a consensus with all candidates and personal differences would be eradicated to make the party one unit.

PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal said that more than 100 candidates belonging to Sargodha, Bhakhar, Mianwali and Khushab districts were interviewed during the meeting. All candidates presented their eligibility, connection and loyalty with the party in front of the board members. The PML-N has started its election preparations vigorously by firstly developed its manifesto committee, he added.

He said that party was searching for suitable and prefect candidate for upcoming general election as strong, stable and elected government was vital for country’s development, adding that the PML-N had all the abilities to transform the country’s infrastructure and revive the economy. “We are trying to restart the development journey under the experienced leaderships of PML-N from where it was halted in 2018.”

He said that parliamentary board meeting of Rawalpindi division would be held on Monday and Hazara and Malakand divisions’ meeting was scheduled for Dec 5. Similarly, candidates from Balochistan would be interviewed on Dec-6, Bahawalpur on Dec 8, Multan on Dec 9, Sahiwal on Dec 11, Faisalabad on Dec 12, Gujranwala on Dec 13, Lahore on Dec 14 and Lahore city Dec 15, Sindh province on Dec 16, Islamabad in Dec 18 and KPK remaining candidates would be called for interview on Dec 19. Merit, their courage to serve people of the country, and party loyalty would be preferred.