Pakistan Awami Quwwat Party Claims Over 500 Councillor Target Ahead of Islamabad Local Government Elections

ISLAMABAD (Staff Reporter): Chairman of the Pakistan Awami Quwwat Party, Khakan Waheed Khawaja, has claimed that his party has completed preparations for the upcoming local government elections in Islamabad, achieving its target of more than 500 councillors.He said the achievement reflected the party’s growing political strength and established position in the federal capital.He was addressing a local political corner meeting and interacting with various delegations in Bani Gala. The meeting was hosted at the residence of Abdul Rauf Janjua and attended by several prominent political and social figures, including Babar Hashmi, Raja Sikandar, Nafees Kiyani, Raja Shoaib, Aurangzeb Ahmed, Ibrahim Janjua, Nawaz Ahmed, Iqbal Janjua, Faisal Rehman, Faisal Janjua, Tanveer Ahmed and Jamshed Mughal, among others.Khawaja also addressed a councillors’ convention attended by local government candidates, reiterating that the party had completed its organisational preparations regardless of the prevailing political situation.

He termed the achievement of securing more than 500 councillors a significant milestone and said the party was fully prepared for the electoral contest.He further announced that an emergency meeting would be convened to review the latest developments and the overall situation regarding the local government elections.Separately, at his office, Khawaja met with several political and social representatives, including Madam Anum Orakzai, Asma Satti, Azhar Mahmood, Adeel Manwar and Qamar Mahmood, who had arrived from Peshawar, along with other members of civil society.