PTI’s jailed activist Sanam Javed to contest elections against Maryam Nawaz

LAHORE:  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s incarcerated activist, Sanam Javed, is set to run for elections against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz for a provincial assembly seat in Lahore.

Sanam is among dozens of PTI workers and leaders who are in custody in connection with the May 9 riots that broke out following the arrest of then party chairman Imran Khan in a graft case.

She was booked in multiple cases including an attack on the Corps Commander House in Lahore and torching of police vehicles in the Cantonment area during the violent protests earlier this year.

PTI activist’s father confirmed Sanam’s intention to file nomination papers for Lahore’s PP-150 constituency in the upcoming elections scheduled for February 8 next year. He specified that Sanam plans to contest on PTI’s ticket and also submit nomination papers for the women’s reserved seat, currently gathering the necessary documentation for the process.

On the other hand, PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz has yet to disclose her election constituency. The PML-N parliamentary board is in session, conducting candidate interviews for party ticket allocation.

As per the electoral timeline, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will start accepting nomination papers from potential candidates starting tomorrow (December 20). The initiation of this process follows the swearing-in of district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs) mandated by the Elections Act 2017 today (Tuesday).