BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) former general secretary Jehangir Tareen, who was disqualified by the Supreme Court, announced on Wednesday nomination of his son Ali Tareen as party candidate to contest the by-election in Lodhran’s NA-154, according to a report by a private media outlet. Tareen made the announcement while addressing an election rally at Lodhran on Wednesday. He claimed that on the desire of party workers, Ali Tareen was nominated as a PTI candidate. As Wednesday was the second day to file nomination papers by the candidates to contest the by-election, no one turned up to submit papers. Addressing the gathering, Ali Tareen said he would try his utmost to live up to the expectations of the party.

Source: Pakistan Today December 28, 2017 06:00 UTC