A PML-Q ticketholder Mian Akhlaq Ahmad Guddu and opponent candidate of PML-N chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, withdrew his nomination papers on Monday. Akhlaq withdrew his nomination from the office of Returning Officer Badruddin Chaudhry for the constituency NA-123.
Akhlaq had also challenged the candidature of Nawaz Sharif, saying he was a convicted by the courts in different cases. However, the Returning Officer had rejected the same and allowed PML-N chief to contest the by-elections.