JK News Today
Jammu, October 17 : Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf has swept in the by polls held for National Assembly in Pakistan , re-establishing its frontline position in the country’s politics.
The PTI recaptured six of its eight National Assembly seats and grabbed another two in Punjab Assembly in by-polls held on Sunday, according to unconfirmed and unofficial results.
Despite claiming a lion’s share of the seats, the party also lost two of the NA seats — NA-157 Multan-IV and NA-237 Malir-II —that it had won in 2018. Its defeat on both the seats came at the hands of PPP.
The constituencies where the PTI has won were NA-22 Mardan, NA-31 Peshawar, NA-24 Charsadda, NA-108 Faisalabad-VIII, NA-118 Nankana Sahib, NA-239-Korangi PP-209 Khanewal and PP-241 Bahawalnagar.
The PML-N got just one of the dozen seats up for grabs, winning PP-139 Sheikhupura-V, which was its own seat, Dawn newspaper reported
The Newspaper also noted these key developments
Unofficial and unconfirmed results show PTI won 6 NA and 2 PA seats; PPP clinched 2 NA seats while PML-N triumphed on just 1 PA seat
Imran says he’s contesting against PDM, ECP and “namaloom afraad”
ECP rejects Imran Khan’s claims as “baseless and misleading”
Workers of PTI and ANP clash in Peshawar polling station; one injured, two taken into custody
Rana Sanaullah issued notice by Punjab election commission for code of conduct violation in Faisalabad
PTI claims PPP “goons” attacked MPA Bilal Ghaffar in Karachi; police say it was a personal dispute
PPP’s Saeed Ghani says PTI losing and making excuses
PPP’s Sharjeel posts video and claims PTI worker threatening election official in Karachi
Three arrested in Sheikhupura for allegedly possessing weapons
The by-polls, held on eight National Assembly and three Punjab Assembly seats, saw a largely peaceful polling process, which was marred by reports of clashes between PTI and ANP workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PTI’s claims of its lawmaker being “attacked” in Karachi as well as allegation of rigging by a polling official.
While the PTI won the bulk of the sears, it did get beaten by PPP in NA-157 Multan, where Ali Musa Gilani, son of former prime minister Senator Yousuf Raza Gilani, triumphed over Meher Bano Qureshi, daughter of PTI leader and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. PML-N, on the other hand, triumphed in just one constituency, PP-139 Sheikhupura, according to unofficial and unconfirmed results.
