PTI finalises candidates for Sialkot constituencies

SIALKOT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has finalised its candidates for all five National Assembly and 11 Punjab Assembly constituencies in Sialkot district.

Those fielded by the PTI include: Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan (NA-72, Sialkot-I) against Pakistan Muslim League-N's Chaudhry Armughan Subhani, former MNA.

In NA-73, Sialkot-II), PTI has fielded Usman Dar against PML-N's Khwaja Muhammad Asif, five consecutive times winner from Sialkot city constituency.

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas has been fielded by PTI in Pasrur city's constituency NA-74, Sialkot-III, against PML-N'S Ali Zahid, son of former federal law minister Zahid Hamid.

In Daska city's constituency, NA-75, Sialkot-IV, PTI has fielded Ali Asjad Malhi against PML-N's Syed Iftikharul Hassan Shah. Ali Asjad was PML-Q's state minister during General Musharraf government. While the PTI has also brought back Chaudhry Sadaqat Ali as its candidate in PP-42, Sialkot-VIII constituency against PML-N's new face Mian Zeeshan Rafiq, a close associate of Shahbaz Sharif.

The PTI has fielded two real brothers in Sambrial city's constituencies of National Assembly and Punjab Assembly as well. The party has confirmed Brig (Retd) Muhammad Aslam Ghumman in NA-76, Sialkot-V constituency besides giving ticket to his younger brother, Azeem Noori Ghumman, for PP-44, Sialkot-X constituency.