His visit to Gilgit-Baltistan has long been on the cards but has not been finalised yet, said a senior party leader while requesting anonymity. Another party leader said Sharif’s expected visits to the provinces were not specifically linked to the general elections. The PML-N leader said that certain groups in the party including in Punjab and K-P were not happy with the awards of tickets for Senate polls to candidates of their rival lobbies. However, Muqam denied that the party was locked in any internal division over the award of Senate tickets. “The senior party leaders were duly consulted before the award of tickets in each province, Islamabad and Fata (where candidates are being finalised).

Source: The Express Tribune February 11, 2018 04:07 UTC