Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and one of the ca
ndidates for the upcoming presidential election in the country, Aitzaz Ahsan, on Wednesday, hoped that the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, would withd
raw his candidacy from the presidential race in his favour.
“Maulana Fazl is a friend and I respect him. I hope the JUI-F chief will withdraw from the race and support me for the office of president,&
#8221; the PPP leader said while speaking to the media outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Islamabad after his nomination papers were approved for the presidential election.
The PPP presidential ca
ndidate further said, “I hope all parties will vote for me as this is a vote of conscience s
ince the presidential election is held through a secret ballot. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has to do justice between the ca
ndidates.&
#8221; Responding to a question regarding w
ho is likely to win the presidential election, the PPP leader said, “Voters have to decide this and I hope some PTI leaders will also vote for me.&
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Published in Daily Times, August 30th 2018.
