Banners Demanding Dr Yasmin Rashid As Punjab CM Placed Across Lahore

The party leadership is also considering to appoint Dr Yasmin Rashid as Punjab chief minister.

Lahore (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th July, 2018) The campaign to make Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Yasmin Rashid the chief minister of Punjab is gaining momentum with every passing day.

Banners have been pasted at various places in favour of Dr Yasmin Rashid.

The banners have been placed in near to Lahore Press Club by the founding members. The banners demand to appoint Dr Yasmin Rashid as the chief minister of Punjab.

According to media sources, the party leadership is also considering about appointing Dr Yasmin Rashid as Punjab chief minister.

Dr Yasmin has however termed them mere rumours.

PTI candidate Dr Yasmin Rashid lost election from National Assembly constituency NA-125 Lahore.

According to election results, Waheed Alam Khan of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN) stood first by securing 122,327 votes while Dr Yasmin Rashid managed to get 105,857 votes.

This constituency is considered to be PMLN’s stronghold hold. PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif had won this seat in 2008 and 2013 elections while Kulsoom Nawaz won it in the by-election of 2017.

However, Dr Yasmin Rashid is considered as an iron lady and since she has won her provincial seat, she is being considered to be appointed as the chief minister of Punjab.