Nawaz Sharif won’t contest by-polls
February 1st, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb. 1 (ANI): PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif will not contest by-poll from National Assembly constituency 123.
The News quoted PML-N senator Pervaiz Rashid, as saying that the former Pakistan Prime Minister wants to give a chance to a worker who resisted the dictatorship to contest the election.
It earlier emerged that Nawaz has decided to withdraw nomination papers filed from NA-123. (ANI)
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