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PTI-Nazriati chief says no tickets issued to PTI candidates
Says tickets submitted by PTI candidates are fake

LAHORE ( News Desk) – PTI-Nazriati Chairman Akhtar Iqbal Dar has stated that his party has not issued any tickets to election candidates from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), adding that they submitted fake tickets.

During a press conference at the Lahore Press Club, Dar said that rumours were circulating from 12 o’clock that PTI-Nazriati had issued tickets to PTI candidates.

Earlier in the day, there were reports that as part of Plan B, the PTI has instructed its candidates to submit tickets with the symbol of the “batsman” which is the electoral symbol of its splinter group, the PTI-Nazriati.

Dar clarified that these were fake tickets and questioned where PTI candidates got the PTI-N tickets.

Dar underscored that he had personally issued tickets to his party’s candidates, adding that the lists of PTI-N members would be released shortly. He also read out the names of PTI-Nazriati members.

Dar also highlighted, “PTI-N ticket clearly shows the symbol of the batsman; it is beyond my comprehension where the PTI got the tickets drafted.”

Dar said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had ordered that no one could use the symbol of any other party.

He added that the PTI-N had its own manifesto, its own constitution and had designated death as the punishment for corruption.

Dar said that his party had fielded its own candidates from several cities, noting that 50 candidates from his party were contesting the February 8 elections.

Dar clarified that he had no contact with anyone from the PTI, adding that his party would provide the list of PTI-Nazriati candidates to presiding officers.