PESHAWAR: The coalition government partners have announced to boycott the by-elections for three seats of the National Assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Abdul Jalil Jan, a spokesman for the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), stated that it is our policy and decision not to take part in any by-elections.
“The coalition parties are now preparing for general elections and will participate in upcoming elections,” he added.
No candidate from the parties included in the PDM will submit nomination papers for NA-22 Mardan, NA-24 Charsadda and NA-31 Peshawar constituencies.
PTI candidates Ali Muhammad Khan, Fazal Muhammad Khan and Haji Shaukat Ali won the three seats in 2018 general elections.
After the resignation of the PTI lawmakers from the NA, PTI Chief Imran Khan won the by-elections held on October 16 last year on the above mentioned three seats.
However, these seats were declared vacant by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as the ousted prime minister had failed to take an oath.
