In 1988, NA-38 covered the area of the present NA-55 and NA-56 constituencies and was won by Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on the PML-N led IJI ticket. Again in 1993 and 1997, he retained this seat on the PML-N ticket.
In 2002, he used
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
's name in his election campaign and won the two seats of NA-55 and NA-56, but later joined Pervez
PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
led Jamali government. After Nawaz return from Jeddah from exile, Sheikh Rashid lost the two seats in the 2008 elections.
However,
man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them...
in May 11 polls he managed to win from NA-55 once again with the support of Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
led Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI). He got 88,852 votes, defeating the PML-N candidate Malik Shakil Awan, who bagged 72,275.