LARKANA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Senator Saifullah Abro met with Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Friday and decided to withdraw in his favor from NA-194 Larkana. PTI had fielded Senator Saifullah Abro against Bilawal Bhutto in Larkana, the hometown of the PPP chairman. The PPP has released a statement from its official spokesperson, stating that Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met with PTI Senator Saifullah Abro at Bilawal House Lahore, where he announced his withdrawal from the NA-194 elections. He stated that together, they will strive to halt the PMLN’ s path. https://twitter.com/MediaCellPPP/status/1750745725951214015 Senator Saifullah Abro also confirmed his…
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Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
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