PML-N aur PPP ne decide kiya ke wo upcoming by elections jointly contest karenge. Hanif Abbasi aur Raja Pervez Ashraf ne kaha ke mutually agreed formula tay ho gaya hai: jahan PML-N runner-up thi, wahan PPP candidate nahi degi aur vice versa. ECP ne ye by elections PTI lawmakers ki disqualification aur MNA Mian Muhammad Azhar ke inteqal ke baad announce kiye.