Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday announced he would run as an independent candidate in the upcoming general elections.
According to sources, Chaudhry Nisar, who previously was affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, would contest for the National Assembly seats from the constituencies of NA-53 and 54.
Chaudhry Nisar has reportedly obtained nomination papers for the NA-54 constituency through Malik Saeed Nawaz.
Sources said the nomination papers for the former minister were received from the assistant returning officer for Taxila, Aftab Ahmed. The former interior minister is set to kick off his election campaign with a gathering in NA-53.
Chaudhry Nisar is a veteran politician who had a falling-out with the PML-N and remained away from the limelight for a couple of years. His sudden announcement is quite surprising for the keen observers of political developments in the country.
