Karachi: In the general elections 2024, prominent politicians had to face defeat at the hands of independent candidates.
Big names including Khawaja Saad Rafique, Fazlur Rehman, Pervaiz Khattak, Jahangir Tareen and Sirajul Haq were defeated in the election.
(N) League leader Khawaja Saad Rafique lost from NA-122 constituency. Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief Jahangir Tareen lost both the National Assembly seats from Lodhran and Multan.
In Gujarat, PTI central president Chaudhry Pervez Elahi was defeated by Salik Hussain, while former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister and PTI parliamentarian leader Pervez Khattak faced defeat in both the national and provincial assembly seats.
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Siraj-ul-Haq Lower Dire lost from National Assembly Constituency NA-6. Awami National Party (ANP) Central Senior Vice President Haider Khan Hoti faced defeat from National Assembly Constituency NA-22 from Mardan. Had to. Former PTI leader and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mehmood Khan also lost from Swat constituency.
Mehrbanu Qureshi, daughter of former foreign minister and PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, also failed to win the seat in Multan. PML-N’s Hamza Shehbaz defeated PTI leader Alia Hamza in NA-118 constituency.
