JI leader expres­ses party plans for seat sharin­g arrang­ementPESHAWAR: As the Senate elections inch closer, political parties in the Khyber-Pakhthunwa assembly have accelerated their efforts for grabbing the 11 available seats from the province. Jamat-e-Islami leader and senior provincial minister Inayatullah Khan on Thursday told the media, that the party is contacting other stakeholders in the K-P assembly for formulating a seat sharing arrangement. “If PPP can win a senate seat on its 7 lawmakers in the K-P assembly then why not Jamaat-e-Islami with its 8 votes,” said Khan. Moreover, JI has nominated its provincial chief Mushtaq Ahmad Khan for the upcoming senate polls. He also added that PML-N candidates shall contest the elections independently and then rejoin the party.

Source: The Express Tribune February 22, 2018 18:45 UTC