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Voters go to by-polls today to pick candidate of their choice from among 12 contestants who are running for NA-221 (Tharparkar) and send him to National Assembly. AFP/File
MITHI: Voters go to by-polls today to pick candidate of their choice from among 12 contestants who are running for NA-221 (Tharparkar) and send him to National Assembly.
The NA seat had fallen vacant after the death of Pakistan Peoples Party MNA Pir Noor Mohammad Shah after he had contracted Covid-19 on Dec 20 last year.
Analysts see the real contest between PPP’s Pir Ameer Ali Shah Jilani and Nizamuddin Rahimoon of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and predict an easy win for the PPP candidate.
Smoke arises from a polling station in Tharparkar s Chachro tehsil on Sunday where a small fire erupted during the by-polls for district s NA-221 seat. Photo provided by author
A small fire erupted at a polling station in Tharparkar s Chachro tehsil on Sunday during the by-polls for the district s NA-221 seat, causing a media frenzy and panic among the voters.
According to Tharparkar SSP Hassan Sardar Niazi, the accidental fire erupted at polling station no. 126 near Chachro town and caused damage to some ballot papers and other material . The official, however, refuted however, media reports that three persons had been detained for arson.
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