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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has made it clear to Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) that it will not contest by-elections on vacant National Assembly (NA) seats only if Awami National Party (ANP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) also boycott the upcoming polls, a private TV channel reported on Wednesday.
According to details, the PPP has set condition for not contesting by-elections on vacant National Assembly (NA) seats, demanding that it will not contesting the upcoming polls only if ANP) and MQM-P also boycott it.
The PPP demanded the coalition parties should jointly announce the boycott of by-polls as it refuses to leave field empty for ANP and MQM-P.
PPP leadership was divided on boycotting the polls as majority of the party members were against ANP and MQM contesting elections. “The PDM would suffer a political damage if both the parties contest polls,” sources said while quoting PPP.
A day earlier, it was reported that the PPP decided against contesting the upcoming by-elections, accepting the proposal tabled by Pakistan Democratic Movement.
The decision to boycott the upcoming by-elections was taken during PPP’s parliamentary board meeting, chaired by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
