PTI notifies office bearers ahead of schedule after ‘no contest’

  • PTI announces Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as chairman and Omar Ayub as general secretary, with opponents withdrawing nomination papers.
  • Provincial presidents for Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapters are also declared, while an election is scheduled for the Balochistan chapter president.
  • In Balochistan, Amin Khan Jogazai, Dawood Shah, and Munir Ahmed Baloch will contest the election on March 3.
  • Majority of leaders withdrew nomination papers two days before the elections, leading to unopposed winners being notified.
  • Only one candidate each remained for chairman, secretary general, and presidents of Punjab, KP, and Sindh.
  • Polling to take place only in Quetta for the election of President Balochistan Panel on March 3, with the final result to be declared by the federal election commissioner.
  • Yasmin Rashid, Ali Amin Gandapur, and Haleem Adil Sheikh elected presidents of PTI’s Punjab, KP, and Sindh chapters respectively.
  • For the March 3 election, Barrister Gohar was the sole candidate for the top post, while Omar Ayub and a 15-member panel submitted nomination papers for the general secretary position.
  • Dr. Rashid, Dr. Baloch, and Mr. Gandapur were nominated by Mr. Khan to lead the party’s chapters in Punjab, Balochistan, and KP respectively.
  • Victory of Mr. Khan-backed candidates was guaranteed, but rival panels also submitted nomination papers to meet ECP’s requirements and avoid unopposed elections.

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