Former Prime Minister Imran Khan will contest in 33 seats alone

Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and former prime minister of the country, will contest in 33 seats alone in the upcoming by-elections of Pakistan. By-elections will be held in the country on March 16. News from Jio News.

Imran Khan is going to set a new precedent through this. This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that a person is contesting for so many seats.

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PTI

• It is learned that the PTI legislators resigned from these seats in April last year. However, these resignations were not accepted immediately. After several rounds of these resignations were accepted, these seats were declared vacant recently. In view of this, on Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced that the by-elections for the 33 vacant seats of the National Assembly will be held on March 16.

Earlier on Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that by-elections to 33 constituencies will be held on March 16. These seats fell vacant after Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf accepted the resignations of PTI lawmakers.
According to a report by The Express Tribune, earlier this month, PTI leader Fawad Chowdhury had announced that party chief Imran Khan would contest all the vacant seats in the National Assembly.

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In a tweet

• In a tweet on January 17, he said, "Tehrik-e-Insaf will contest all seats and Imran Khan will be Tehrik-e-Insaf's candidate in these 33 seats."
  It is believed that such a decision by Imran Khan may increase the pressure on the current coalition government of the country. Especially if he wins most of the seats. Because in the meantime, the popularity of the current government has decreased due to the economic crisis.

Earlier in October 2022, Imran Khan won a big victory in the by-elections in Pakistan. He won six out of eight seats in the National Assembly
Regarding Imran's decision, PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in Lahore, after a meeting of core committee and parliamentary party members at Zaman Park, it was decided to field Imran Khan in all the vacant seats. The issue was discussed at length and it was decided that PTI would fully participate in the elections.