The counting of votes for by-elections on eight seats of National Assembly and three of Punjab Assembly is currently underway after polling came to an end amid reports of clashes between PTI and ANP workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as PTI’s claims of its lawmaker being “attacked” in Karachi marring an otherwise peaceful process.
According to unconfirmed and unofficial results, PTI is in lead in multiple constituencies, and has won NA-31 Peshawar-V. However, PPP has clinched NA-157 Multan-IV, where Ali Musa Gilani, son of former prime minister Senator Yousuf Raza Gilani, has beaten Meher Bano Qureshi, daughter of PPP leader and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
As the results started pouring in, PTI party workers at a sub-election camp in Peshawar began premature celebrations and allegedly opened aerial firing. A police team arrived at the scene and attempted to make arrests, leading to clashes with PTI workers.
Key developments:
- Unofficial and unconfirmed results show PTI has won NA-31, PPP clinches NA-257
- 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
As the results started pouring in, PTI party workers at a sub-election camp in Peshawar began premature celebrations and allegedly opened aerial firing. A police team arrived at the scene and attempted to make arrests, leading to clashes with PTI workers.