PDM to stay away from NA by-polls in KP.

PESHAWAR -- The PakAisAtan Democratic MoveAment (PDM) on Saturday announced that it would not participate in the March 19 by-elections to be held on three seats of the National Assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as it would be 'a waste of time and money'.

In a statement, PDM's provincial coordinator Abdul Jalil Jan said the PDM and its allies had already decided not to take part in the by-elections, adding they were focusing on the general elections.

The by-elections are schAeAduled be held on March 19 for NA-22, NA-24 and NA-31.

'We don't want to waste our money and our time for campaigning or contesting the by-polls and that too for a tenure which will harAdly last three or four monAths,' Mr Jan told Dawn. The coordinator said they would be participating in the next general polls.

It may be recalled that NA-22, NA-24 and NA-31 were won by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's Ali MohAaAmmad Khan, Fazal MohAammad Khan and Shaukat Ali, respectively, in the 2018 general elections.

However, these seats fell vacant when the...