Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:38:17 +0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:38:17 +0500 60 Hammad Azhar says he will not contest elections https://english.aaj.tv/news/30349474/hammad-azhar-says-he-will-not-contest-elections <p><strong>Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former minister Hammad Azhar has announced that he will no longer be part of the electoral race.</strong></p> <p>Azhar’s lawyers made the revelation in the Supreme Court as a bench took up his appeal against a tribunal decision rejecting his nomination papers.</p> <p>The PTI leader has been in hiding since a crackdown was launched against the party in the aftermath of the violent protests of May 9.</p> <p>He has already announced that his father, Mian Azhar, will contest elections from NA-129.</p> Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former minister Hammad Azhar has announced that he will no longer be part of the electoral race.

Azhar’s lawyers made the revelation in the Supreme Court as a bench took up his appeal against a tribunal decision rejecting his nomination papers.

The PTI leader has been in hiding since a crackdown was launched against the party in the aftermath of the violent protests of May 9.

He has already announced that his father, Mian Azhar, will contest elections from NA-129.

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