Addressing the media representatives at the Supreme Court, the PTI Vice Chairman clarified that PTI’s candidate for CM Punjab is Chaudhry Pervaiz Illahi. Speculation about Zain Qureshi wanting to become CM is false, he added.
Twenty seats were up for grabs in the Punjab by-election, which was seen as a popularity test for the former international cricket star dismissed by a no-confidence vote in April.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan, during his premiership, conveyed messages to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja for holding a secret meeting, The News reported citing a source close to the latter.
The government hailed the Supreme Court's detailed judgment on Thursday, setting aside former National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri's ruling during the no-trust move against former premier Imran Khan.
