PTI fields Bushra Bibi’s driver as covering candidate for Murad Saeed’s vacant Senate seat

On 2026-04-07, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf fielded Ghulam Badshah, Bushra Bibi’s driver, as a covering candidate for the vacant Senate seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The move was described as having been ensured by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi amid internal opposition-party consultations over the nomination list in Islamabad.