In government departments, judiciary and even military there is a retirement age but politics has no age limit, that’s why many old aged citizens are taking part in 2018 general.
According to media reports up to 50 candidates who are contesting in elections are aged over 70, all of whom have been in power more than once. They have served as senators, MNA’s or as member of provincial assemblies.
Zafar Ali Shah is the most aged candidate who is 85 years old.
These are the most aged candidates from General Elections 2018:
- Zafar Ali Shah (85 years) Candidate of Grand Democratic Alliance
- Zulfiqar Khosa (82 years) PTI
- Ghulam Mustafa Khar (80 Years) PTI
- Asghar Shah (80 Years) PPP
- Muhammad Khan Sherani (80 Years) JUI
- Chaudhry Ashraf (80 Years) PMLN
- Habibullah Kundi from Tank (77 Years) PTI
- Aseff Ahmad Ali from Qasur (77 Years) PTI
- Sardar Nasrullah Dreshak from Rajanpur (76 Years) PTI
- Sardar Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari (76 Years) PTI
- Karamat Khokhar from Lahore (75 Years) PTI
- Jaffar Leghari from Dera Ghazi Khan (75 Years) PTI
- Ghulam Murtaza Maitla from Khanewal (74 Years) PTI
- Gulzar Sibtain from Okara (72 Years) PTI
- Nawab Sher Waseer from Faisalabad (71 Years) PTI
- Brig Aslam Ghumman from Sialkot (70 Years) PTI
- Brig Ijaz Shah from Nankana Sahib (70 Years) PTI
- Farooq Azam Malik from Bahawalpur (70 Years) PTI
- Liaquat Jatoi from Dadu (70 Years) PTI
- Mian Muhammad Rasheed from Narowal (70 Years) PTI
- Ashiq Gopang from Muzaffargarh (74 Years) PMLN
- Usman Ibrahim from Gujranwala (78 Years) PMLN
- Asad Ur Rehman Ramday from Toba Tek Singh (76 Years) PMLN
- Rana Shameem from Sialkot (76 Years) PMLN
- Iftikhar ul Hassan Shah from Sialkot (76 Years) PMLN
- Mian Muhammad Farooq From Faisalabad (75 years) PMLN
- Sheikh Aftab from Attock (74 Years) PMLN
- Abdul Qadir Baloch from Attock (73 Years) PMLN
- Qaiser Ahmed Shaikh from Chiniot (72 Years) PMLN
- Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan from Sheikhupura (71 Years) PMLN
- Mian Abdul Manan from Faisalabad (70 Years) PMLN
- Rana Tanveer from Sheikhupura (70 Years) PMLN
- Imran Shah Wali from Sahiwal (70 Years) PMLN
- Sajid Mehdi Saleem from Vehari (70 Years) PMLN
- Riaz Pirzada from Bahawalpur (70 years) PMLN
- Yaqoob Nasir from Bahawalpur (70 Years) PMLN
- Malik Rasheed Khan from Qasur (70 Years) PMLN
- Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi from Gujrat (73 Years) PMLQ
- Aftaab Sherpao (77 Years) Qaumi Watan Party
- Munawar Talpur (75 Years) PPP
- Abdul Sattar Bachani (73 Years) PPP
- Ghous Baksh Mehar (72 Years) PML(F)
- Alam Zaib Khan (71 Years)
- Iqbal Muhammad Ali (70 Years)
- Peer Shafqat Ali (70 Years)
- Shams un Nisa (70 Years)
- Gohar Shah (70 Years)
- Bismillah Ullah Khan (70 years)
- Siraj Muhammad Khan (70 Years)
- Ibrahim Jatai (70 Years)
July 13, 2018