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Jahangir Tareen to investigate Jahangir Tareen's failures in Lodhran by-elections, decides PTI

11:24 AM | 16 Feb, 2018
Jahangir Tareen to investigate Jahangir Tareen's failures in Lodhran by-elections, decides PTI
ISLAMABAD - Taking the recent defeat in recent Lodhran by-polls ‘serious’, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has formed a fact-finding committee to investigate the party’s failures in winning the key election.

The committee - mandated to find out the reasons behind Monday’s setback – will be led by former secretary general Jahangir Tareen, whose son was the PTI’s candidate for NA-154 that he lost to PML-N’s Iqbal Qureshi.



Ali Tareen became actively involved in politics during his father's by-election campaign in 2015. The older Tareen lost his National Assembly seat in December 2017 after the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified him for "being dishonest". Soon after the verdict, Jahangir, known as one of the wealthiest lawmakers of Pakistan, abdicated his post as the PTI general secretary but continued to stand next to party leader Imran Khan.

He will now head the fact-finding committee to ascertain the party’s failures in retaining the seat – for which Tareen family contested its third election.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/vote-counting-in-na-154-lodhran-by-poll-underway/

The committee will submit its report to the chairman in one week.

Sources in the party have revealed the local leadership failed to woo the voters while engaging in ‘cosmetic campaign’. On the other hand, they added, the central leadership stood confined to media coverage.



Following the major upset for PTI, Imran Khan conveyed to all Insafians that “every setback is an opportunity to analyse one's mistakes, correct them & come back stronger. Successful people, institutions & nations learn from their failures.”



He wrote on Twitter: “Those who get demoralised can never achieve their potential. In my decades of political struggle for Insaf I have never been demoralised but have come back stronger after confronting adversities. The 2018 election is ours inshaAllah.”



PML-N’s Iqbal Shah won Monday's by-polls in the NA-154 constituency by attaining 113,542 votes. His competitor, PTI’s Ali Tareen, contesting his first election on the seat, secured 85,933 votes.

The writer is a member of the staff.

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Currency Rates in Pakistan Today - Pakistani rupee to US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham, and Riyal - 19 April 2024

Pakistani currency saw minor adjustment against global currencies on April 19, 2024. US dollar was being quoted at 277.4 for buying and 280.4 for selling.

Euro comes down to 293 for buying and 296 for selling while British Pound stands at 342.25 for buying, and 345.65 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED was at 75.2 and Saudi Riyal's new rates was at 73.30.

Today’s currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 19 April 2024

Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar ‎USD 277.4 280.4
Euro EUR 293 296
UK Pound Sterling GBP 342.25 345.65
U.A.E Dirham AED 75.2 75.9
Saudi Riyal SAR 73.3 74.05
Australian Dollar AUD 181 182.8
Bahrain Dinar BHD 740.09 748.09
Canadian Dollar CAD 201 203
China Yuan CNY 38.44 38.84
Danish Krone DKK 39.69 40.09
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.53 35.88
Indian Rupee INR 3.33 3.44
Japanese Yen JPY 1.86 1.94
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 902.64 911.64
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 58.08 58.68
New Zealand Dollar NZD 164.22 166.22
Norwegians Krone NOK 25.31 25.61
Omani Riyal OMR 722.87 730.87
Qatari Riyal ‎QAR 76.45 77.15
Singapore Dollar SGD 204.5 206.5
Swedish Korona SEK 25.31 25.61
Swiss Franc CHF 305.08 307.58
Thai Bhat THB 7.56 7.71

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