PTI to form govt in Chota Lahore Tehsil

SWABI: The PTI may form government in Chota Lahore tehsil as a councillor from the JUI-F announced joining the Imran Khan-led party, which has consolidated its position. The PTI had eight seats in the 18-member tehsil council in Chota Lahor while the seven-party alliance, Swabi Democratic Alliance, won 10 seats in the May 30 local government elections. However, JUI-F councillor Shahab Khan, who was elected from Chota Lahor tehsil, switched his loyalty and joined the PTI. It equalled the number of seats of the PTI and the Swabi Democratic Alliance in the tehsil council. Earlier, it seemed that the Swabi Democratic Alliance would form the tehsil government. Fahim Khan of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was its candidate for the slot of tehsil nazim and Asad Sher of Awami National Party was its nominee for the position of tehsil naib nazim. Also, one of the female tehsil councillors of Swabi Democratic Alliance, who returned to the tehsil council on the women reserved seats, didn’t turn up at the oath-taking ceremony.