Mahmood Khan Achakzai nominated by Imran Khan as Pakistan presidential candidate against Asif Ali Zardari
The Hindu
Imran Khan's party backs Mahmood Khan Achakzai as presidential candidate against Asif Ali Zardari in Pakistan's upcoming election.
The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) backed by Imran Khan's party on Saturday named the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai as their presidential candidate against Asif Ali Zardari, the joint nominee of the PML-N and the PPP.
Mr. Achakzai, 75, was nominated for the post against the Pakistan Peoples Party's senior leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported.
Mr. Zardari, 68, is a joint candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and other political parties part of the coalition set to form a government in the Centre.
Mr. Achakzai, the chief of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), won the National Assembly seat from the NA-266 constituency in Balochistan's Kila Abdullah-cum-Chaman.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, who is incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, has urged his party’s lawmakers to vote for the veteran politician, The News International reported.
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan has confirmed the nomination of Mr. Achakzai for the presidential poll.
It should be noted that a PTI delegation, led by party leader Asad Qaiser, met with Mr. Achakzai and Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief Akhtar Mengal earlier this week to seek their support in raising the voice against “rigging” in the general elections held last month.
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