PML-N has announced to participate in the by-elections along with the opposition Ittehad Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
PML-N has decided not to field a candidate in the by-elections for PPP seats in Sindh.
PML-N General Secretary Ahsan Iqbal said that he hoped that the PDM parties would support the PML-N in the by-elections.
A meeting of the PML-N Central Parliamentary Board was held in Model Town under the chairmanship of Maryam Nawaz and Ahsan Iqbal in which it was decided to participate fully in the by-elections.
Consultations were held on bringing joint candidates of PDM for 3 seats in Punjab. Talking to media after the meeting, Ahsan Iqbal said that election candidates in the Senate would not be left empty.
Ahsan Iqbal said that Imran Khan and his party are sitting on the NRO of foreign funding case, London plan was funded by foreign funding, Indian and Israeli funding continued to create unrest in the country.
On the arrival of the Prime Minister in Quetta, Ahsan Iqbal said that the government linked the humanitarian issue with the profession which he should be ashamed of. If Imran Khan completes five years, then no one will be ready to become the Prime Ministerial candidate.
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz also attended the party’s parliamentary board meeting in Lahore in which consultations were held regarding party candidates in the by-elections. Final approval will be given by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.