report in The Express Tribune, Dec 27, 2023ISLAMABAD: Surprising as it may sound, several prominent figures from the previous National Assembly have chosen not to participate in the upcoming elections, creating space for new entrants. Former prime ministers Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, along with former ministers and party chiefs, including Miftah Ismail, Ayesha Ghaus Pasha, Shireen Mazari, Khusro Bakhtiar, and ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan, are among approximately six dozen politicians stepping…