Staunch Musharraf allies and Pakistan Muslim League (Q) supremos, Party President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein and former federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed both lost their supposedly safe seats.
According to reports, former federal minister and former PPP Secretary General Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has comfortably defeated the PML (Q) Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein by at least 13293 votes. Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the former Chief Minister of Punjab, cousin and brother-in-law of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein, and President of the PML (Q) party in Punjab, has lost too – a huge blow to the pro-Musharraf party and a slap in the face for the three feudal politicians. The news is making top story on bulletins.
The uncharismatic Shujaat Hussein has been a key figure in this campaign, leading rallies and appearing on posters as the party has sought to distance itself somewhat from the unpopular policies of President Pervez Musharraf.
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