{"id":310978,"date":"2023-02-01T08:09:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=310978"},"modified":"2023-02-01T08:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:09:24","slug":"pdm-fails-to-soothe-ppp-over-boycotting-by-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pdm-fails-to-soothe-ppp-over-boycotting-by-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"PDM fails to soothe PPP over boycotting by-polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> KARACHI<br \/>\nPakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has reportedly failed to convince Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) \u2013 a key partner of coalition govt in Centre \u2013 to boycott upcoming by-polls on vacant National Assembly seats.<br \/>\nPPP Monday announced to contest by-polls on the National Assembly seats and invited applications from the party\u2019s candidates. Sources privy to the development said that the PDM leadership has reached out to PPP to retract its decision of contesting by-polls on NA seats.<br \/>\nWhile expressing displeasure over PDM\u2019s \u201csolo flight\u201d on a decision to boycott NA by-polls, the PPP leadership said that they are free to make its decision independently. \u201cWe [PPP] are free to make our decisions independently as PDM did not consult PPP over boycott decision,\u201d sources say.<br \/>\nPDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman also held several meetings with PPP leadership in past but his efforts went all in vain. Pakistan People\u2019s Party has decided to contest by-polls on the National Assembly seats and invited applications from the party\u2019s candidates, it emerged Monday.<br \/>\nSeasoned PPP leader Farhatullah Babar has called the party candidates to submit their applications for party tickets by February 03. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the schedule for by-polls on 33 National Assembly seats vacated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs.<br \/>\nPTI chairman and former premier Imran Khan will contest the by election for all 33 vacant seats of the National Assembly, scheduled to take place on March 16, party\u2019s senior vice-president Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has reportedly failed to convince Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) \u2013 a key partner of coalition govt in Centre \u2013 to boycott upcoming by-polls on vacant National Assembly seats. PPP Monday announced to contest by-polls on the National Assembly seats and invited applications from the party\u2019s candidates. 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