Shehbaz' arrest a case of political victimization, says Rana Sanaullah

LAHORE - The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah said that the arrest of former Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz was a case of political victimization ahead of bye-polls in the country.

Rana Sana Ullah, a member of National Assembly, expressed that the detainment of Shehbaz would affect the results of upcoming bye-elections.

The bye-polls in the country on the vacated seats of provincial and National assembly are scheduled to held on October 14.

The National Accountability Bureau on Friday arrested Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president and former chief minister Shehbaz Sharif in the Rs14 billion Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme case.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/nab-arrests-ex-cm-shehbaz-sharif-in-saaf-pani-case/

He was detained by the anti-graft body at the accountability body’s Lahore office following a hearing in Punjab Saaf Pani Company. A heavy contingent of Rangers has been posted outside NAB office.

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that as many as 122 candidates have been contesting bye-election in 11 constituencies of National Assembly.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/122-candidates-to-contest-na-bye-polls-ecp/

ECP official said that 28 candidates have been contesting election from NA-131 Lahore-IX, 10 candidates from NA-124 Lahore-II, 12 candidates from NA-103 Faisalabad-III, eight candidates from NA-35 Bannu, 22 candidates from NA-243 Karachi East-II, 11 candidates from NA-69 Gujrat-II, three candidates from NA-65 Chakwal-II, five candidates from NA-63 Rawalpindi-VII, nine candidates from NA-60 Rawalpindi-IV, three candidates from NA-56 Attock-II and 11 candidates from NA-53 Islamabad-II.