Summary Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif voted in NA-130 constituency of Lahore.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Several prominent personalities including politicians on Wednesday cast their vote in Pakistan’s 11th general election.
Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif was among the first people to cast his vote. He voted in NA-130 constituency of Lahore where Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Khawaja Hassan and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’S (PTI) Shafqat Mehmood are in tough contest. His mother voted in Islamia College of Lahore.
PTI chief Imran Khan cast his vote in NA-53 Islamabad. Speaking to media, he urged the nation to utilize their right to vote as it is a chance to defeat the mafia groups. "I do not ask you to vote only for PTI. Vote whichever party you want, but do vote," he stressed. Khan termed the election as important one in the history of Pakistan.
President Mamnoon Hussain cast his vote in NA-247 Karachi while Chief Justice of Pakistan voted in NA-130 Lahore in Barkat Market.
Former Army Chief Gen (r) Raheel Sharif casts his vote in NA-129 while the present COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa voted in Rawalpindi constituency PP-11.
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi cast vote in NA-57 Murree. Asif Ali Zardari, Bakhtawar and Asifa Bhutto voted in Nawab Shah.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari voted in Larkana’s NA-200 constituency. In media talk, he hoped that the nation will vote with full strength.
Ex-opposition leader in National assembly Khursheed Shah cast his vote in Sukkur’s NA-207 constituency. Speaking to media, he hoped for fair elections. Shah maintained that PPP has worked for continuity of democracy in the country while conducting transparent elections is a major responsibility of army.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar voted in NA-245 constituency. He vowed to win all traditional seats.
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman cast vote in his native town in Dera Ismail Khan. He said a change will come as the structure of government is altering.
Others who cast their vote include PTI’s Shah Mehmood Qureshi in NA-154 Multan, Arif Alwi in NA-243 Karachi, Asad Umer in NA-54, PSP’s Mustafa Kamal, PML-N’s Saad Rafique in NA-131 and former Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani in NA-268 AND PP-34
Sindh caretaker chief minister Fazlur Rehman cast his vote in NA-247 Karachi. Justice Ijazul Ahsan voted in NA-130 Lahore along with his family.
PTI leader Abrar-ul-Haq and PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal cast vote in NA-78 Narowal. Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rasheed cast his vote in Rawalpindi NA-62 constituency.
