Azam Swati announces to contest election against Nawaz Sharif

• Azam Swati is expressing his desire to contest elections.
• Nawaz Sharif submitted his nomination papers from Mansehra.
• CNIC of 18 PTI leaders including Senator Azam Swati blocked.

PESHAWAR: The absconding leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Senator Azam Khan Swati, has announced to contest the election against Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif in the upcoming general elections 2024.

A video of Senator Azam Khan Swati has been released on the social media page of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, in which Azam Swati is expressing his desire to contest elections against Nawaz Sharif in the National Assembly constituency from Mansehra.

The PTI leader, accusing the former prime minister of corruption and making properties abroad by looting the country’s wealth, said that Nawaz Sharif has submitted his nomination papers to contest the National Assembly election from NA-15 Mansehra.

Azam Swati said, “If my party gives me the ticket, I will fight against Nawaz Sharif, and the brave people, mothers, sisters, and brothers of Mansehra will support and vote for me on February 8”.

It should be remembered that the leader of Muslim League-N, Captain (Retd) Safdar Awan, had received the nomination papers of Nawaz Sharif from Mansehra and he said that Nawaz Sharif would become the Prime Minister of the country for the fourth time after winning the National Assembly election from Mansehra.

On the other hand, the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) of 18 PTI leaders including Senator Azam Swati, Murad Saeed, and Hammad Azhar have been blocked for their involvement in the May 9 incidents and not facing the courts.