Islamabad
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday announced that they would contest the upcoming by-elections under a joint strategy, agreeing not to field candidates against each other.
The announcement came after a meeting held at the residence of PPP senior leader and former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. The PML-N delegation included Federal Minister Hanif Abbasi and Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, while the PPP was represented by former PM Ashraf and Nayyar Hussain Bukhari. In a joint press conference following the meeting, both parties confirmed that they would cooperate in the by-elections, based on a constituency-wise seat adjustment formula.
“Our leadership has directed us to work together for these by-elections,” Raja Pervez Ashraf told reporters. “The agreement is that whichever party was the runner-up in a particular constituency during the general elections will get the support of the other.”
