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Sunday, June 02, 2013
MNAs elected from multiple constituencies vacate seatsISLAMABAD/PESHWAR: Several newly elected member of the National Assembly who won more than one seat in the general election have withdrawn from additional seats.
According to information available so far, PTI chief Imran Khan has vacated the NA-71 Mianwali and the NA-1 Peshawar, and has decided to keep the NA-56 Rawalpindi seat.
Similarly, Javed Hashmi took oath for NA-149 and vacated his seat NA-48 Islamabad. PML N chief and PM-designate Nawaz Sharif took oath for NA-120 Lahore, thus vacating seat of NA-68 Sargodha.
Another PML N leader Khuwaja Asif decided to keep the NA-110 and withdrew from PP-123.
Sadruddin Rashidi, a Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) leader, withdrew from NA-235 and decided to keep NA-215.
Over in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak vacated NA-5 Nowshera after taking oath as the chief minister of the province.
Similarly, PTI provincial president and KP Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser decided to vacate NA-13 Swabi.
Meanwhile, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has not yet decided which National Assembly seat to vacate, as he had won election from three National Assembly constituencies – Tank, DI Khan and Lakki Marwat. Fazlur Rehman did not take oath on Saturday.
Meanwhile, former KP chief minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti surrendered the PK-23 Mardan seat. agencies
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk