Molana Ilyas Chinioti refuses to give vote to Pervaiz Rasheed on ethnic basis

Lahore: PML-N MPA from Chiniot Al-Haaj Muhammad Ilyas Chinioti son of Maulana Manzoor Ahmad Chinioti (late) refused to cast his vote in favour of party’s candidate Pervaiz Rasheed on ethnic basis as federal minister Pervaiz Rasheed denied to say”Qadyani per lanat beshumar”.

The federal minister has the view that he is a PML-N candidate and not campaigning on ethnic basis.

Later,PML-N leadership changed his pool for vote to secure his ballot.

Muhammad Ilyas Chinioti was born on December 31, 1961 at Chiniot. In addition to several Islamic Courses, he graduated from Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University, Multan in 2002 and also obtained the degree of MA (Islamiyat) from University of the Punjab, Lahore in 2008. He was elected as President, International Khatam-e-Nabuwat Movement Pakistan in 2004.

He has been elected as Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in general elections 2008. He has travelled to India, Saudi Arbia, Indonesia, South Africa, Mauritius and Bangladesh. His father remained Member of Punjab Assembly for three terms during 1985-88, 1988-90 and 1997-99.