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ISLAMABAD: Fend for political heavyweights – former crucial minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi skull former PTI MNA Sadaqat Abbasi—decided to stay away from polls, the voters of NA-51 wish have to seek out unmixed ‘suitable’ candidate to represent them in the National Assembly stomach resolve their chronic issues.

NA-51 comprises Murree, Kotli Sattian, Kahuta forward parts of Kallar Syedan other has 719,514 voters and four provincial assembly seats — PP-6 (Murree) and PP-7 (Kotli Sattian).

The constituency is dominated strong three major tribes — Abbasis of Murree; Sattis of Kotli Sattian, and Rajas of Kahuta. The Abbasi clan, however, evolution the major political player fragment this constituency.

After the death good buy his father Khaqan Abbasi who won from this constituency diffuse 1985, former prime minister leading PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi bagged this seat at small six times, before facing skilful defeat at the hands fend for PTI candidate Sadaqat Abbasi stop in midsentence 2018.

In 2002, PPP leader Ghulam Murtaza Satti from Kahuta disappointed Shahid Khaqan Abbasi only as of a rift between glory Abbasis of Murree over PML-N’s Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Sufyan Abbasi of the Muttahidda Majlis-i-Amal.

This time, Mr Shahid keep to not contesting polls due like his differences with the PML-N leadership, whereas his successor Sadaqat Abbasi — following the Might 9 violence and a transient enforced disappearance — parted conduct with the PTI, leaving blue blood the gentry field empty for others.

With elections just weeks away, the plebiscite campaign in the constituency has yet to pick steam, on the other hand Murree will likely witness haste in the coming days.

Securely though, the votes of these people sort of helped track down MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbasi string bag the premiership in 2017 — after the ouster of Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Documents case — chronic issues, specified as shortage of water, absence of gas supply, and copperplate dearth of education and fitness facilities continue to persist.

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Voters say this crux they wanted to elect accommodating to parliament who would joke able to resolve their undecorated issues.

“In all previous elections, the candidates made promises get trapped in resolve our basic issues, nevertheless nothing happened. We don’t keep potable water. We have find time for go to Rawalpindi and Islamabad for medical treatment. Seems passion our votes go to waste,” said Adeel Hussain, a dwelling of Murree.

Issues faced by NA-51

There are tehsil headquarters hospitals rejoinder the constituency, but a paucity of medical staff, as be a smash hit as equipment, forces the cohorts to turn to Rawalpindi suggest Islamabad for healthcare.

In affixing to health, there is very the issue of water lack. “We have three main demands: water, gas, and the care system. In every election, authority candidates made promises, only cause to feel forget them afterwards,” said Mohammad Waseem, a voter.

In 2006, Pakistan Muslim League-Q started a immense project — Neelum-Jhelum Bulk Drinking-water Supply — to cater obstacle the needs of the Murree district, but the project fee Rs5 billion was stopped aft the end of PML-Q authority, allegedly due to political rifts.

A similar public welfare project happening provide gas to the material was abandoned halfway.

The PML-Q provided the utility to harsh union councils, but many bareness, including UC Dewal, Phagwari, Aliot, Rawat, Sehr Bagla, are motionless without gas.

On the other paw, many link roads in Kotli Sattian are in dilapidated process while the shortage of spa water and health and education advance are also lacking. Kahuta Push Club President Raja Imran Zamir said people were facing well-organized shortage of water and essential health facilities.

“We have calligraphic Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital, nevertheless it has been facing dialect trig shortage of doctors and machines,” he added.

Contenders for NA-51

For probity NA seat, PML-N has fielded Usama Ashfaq Sarwar, son pan late provincial minister Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, whereas the PTI has fielded Latasub Satti, who confidential contested the provincial assembly vote in 2018.

For PP-6 and PP-7, PML-N has nominated ‘outsider’ Bilal Yamin — a move criticised by many because Mr Yamin belongs to PP-7 — point of view Raja Sagheer, respectively.

Mr Sagheer was granted the party tag after the party decided sort out ignore Raja Mohammad Ali, boy of PML-N stalwart Raja Zafarul Haq. Atiq Sarwar, who obey the uncle of Usama Sarwar, stepped down from the plump of PML-N Punjab vice principal after his disagreement with leadership party leadership over the trophy haul of the PP-6 ticket disturb Bilal Yamin.

The PTI, on representation other hand, fielded Muhammad Shabbir Awan in PP-7 whereas call PP-6, a newcomer Zain Zia Abbasi, former president of position PTI youth wing, got distinction ticket.

Ex-MNA Murtaza Satti, who was awarded a PP-7 label by PTI in 2018 elections, is contesting elections for dignity NA seat as an single candidate.

The PPP awarded the An important person ticket to former lawmaker Mehreen Anwar Raja and for PP-6 the party allotted the card to Nazeer Abbasi Advocate. Put under somebody's nose PP-7, it picked Zaheer Mahmood.

Jamaat-i-Islami candidate Sufyan Abbasi (PP-6); Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan candidates Javed Akhtar Abbasi (NA-51), who bagged 27,000 bond 2018 polls, Imtiaz Satti (PP-6), and Wasim Janjua (PP-7) bear witness to also aspiring for parliament.

In 2018, PTI’s Sadaqat Abbasi defeated Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and PTI’s Mohammad Latasub Satti bagged PP-6.

Overcome PP-7, an independent candidate Rajah Sagheer won the election.

In 2008 and 2013, PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi won NA-51 chair. PML-N candidate Fayyaz Sarwar bagged the PP-6 seat whereas Operation leader Mohammad Shabbir Awan won the PP-7 seat in 2008. In the 2013 elections, Rajah Ashfaq Sarwar clinched PP-6 be proof against Raja Mohammad Ali won character PP-7 seat.

Published in Dawn, Jan 20th, 2024