ISLAMABAD, JUL 27: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced its intention to contest the by-election in National Assembly constituency NA-129, which fell vacant after the death of veteran politician Mian Azhar.

According to details surfaced on Sunday, PPP Secretary-General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said: “There exists no agreement to refrain from contesting the election against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is currently abroad and will be consulted later today.”

“Following this consultation, the party will announce the date for receiving applications from potential candidates. The PPP would complete its internal selection process to field a candidate in NA-129,” Bukhari said.

Bukhari made it clear that the PPP would take part in the by-election for the seat vacated by Jamshed Dasti.

It is worth recalling that in the last general elections, PPP’s candidate from NA-129 was Aurangzeb Burki.