{"id":47141,"date":"2024-01-12T21:40:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pml-q-shuns-seat-adjustment-with-pml-n-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T21:40:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:40:04","slug":"pml-q-shuns-seat-adjustment-with-pml-n-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pml-q-shuns-seat-adjustment-with-pml-n-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"PML-Q shuns seat adjustment with PML-N | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLAHORE:
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The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) declared on Friday its decision to forgo seat adjustment with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for the upcoming February 8 general election, citing “double standards.”<\/p>\n

According to an official statement released by the PML-Q, the decision was taken during an emergency meeting chaired by Shujaat Hussain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PML-Q has always played a role in the development and prosperity of Pakistan and its people and will continue to do so,\u201d the party said. It accused the PML-N of issuing tickets to candidates who would directly compete against PML-Q’s own nominees.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the party resolved not to subject its candidates to such “double standards” and said it would not engage in seat adjustment with the PML-N.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0IPP says seat adjustment with PML-N finalised<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The statement quoted Shujaat’s son, Salik, emphasising that the PML-N should issue tickets to its candidates in Gujrat, a stronghold for PML-Q. He asserted that PML-Q’s candidates would stand firm with the party, prepared to face competition without seeking seat adjustments.<\/p>\n

It is pertinent to note that the development followed recent revelations that Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, instrumental in assisting the PML-N-led coalition in ousting former premier Imran Khan in 2022, was accommodated by the PML-N with only four seats\u2014two each for the National and Punjab assemblies.<\/p>\n

Notably, NA-64 and PP-31 Gujrat were left open for Salik and Shafey, Shujaat Hussain’s sons, while the PML-N declined seats for Wajahat Hussain and his son Musa Elahi on National Assembly seats in Gujrat.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), housing PTI deserters, faced limited seat allocations from the PML-N for the upcoming general elections, adding to the political dynamics leading up to the crucial February 8 polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n