Ex-Pak PM Abbasi says he won't contest general elections

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former prime minister of Pakistan and a prominent member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has declared not to run for the general elections scheduled for February next year. During an interview, he avoided questions about leaving the PML-N or starting a new political party. Abbasi mentioned that the PTI came to power in a fair playing field environment defined by the constitution and the law. He also mentioned facing cases in NAB courts for four years over attending a meeting.