Hanif Abbasi Failed to Get Shoaib Akhtar Support for Election 2013

Shoaib AkhtarRawalpindi: Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz couldn’t convince Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar for support in election 2013 campaign. PML-N Candidate from NA-56 Hanif Abbasi used his all tactic to get political support from Rawalpindi Express but all his plans spoiled by Tehreek e Insaf Chief Imran Khan. Senior PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi is contesting election from NA-56 Rawalpindi and his Imran Khan is his major rival on this seat. To Increase Nawaz League vote bank, Hanif Abbasi visited Shoaib Akhtar house and asked him to support in election campaign. Shoaib Akhtar took some time from Abbasi and said that he can’t take immediate decision.

After getting this news from sources, PTI Chief personally contacted Akhtar and held a meeting with him. Khan successfully convinced Akhtar for supporting PML-N. Now Abbasi went more curious and offered senate seat in next senate election to Akhtar. Abbasi remained unsuccessful to convince former Pakistani Speed Star as Akhtar had already made commitment with Imran Khan.

Now Shoaib Akhtar is trying to get rid of this election politics. He has planned to visit Saudi Arabia for offering Umrah, media report claimed. Muhammad Hanif Abbasi and Imran Khan are strongest candidate for this seat. Earlier in 2008 election, Abbasi outclassed PPPP and PML-Q candidates from same seat.

It’s also pertinent to mention here that Hanif Abbasi is among those few politicians who raised voice for Shoaib Akhtar when he was facing conflicts with team management and PCB.

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