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This picture shows PPP s Qadir Khan Mandokhail. Photo courtesy Facebook
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) completed recounting of votes cast at the 276 polling stations of the NA-249 constituency on Saturday the third consecutive day of the exercise in which PPP candidate again emerged as winner.
On April 29, the day of the polling, PPP candidate Qadir Khan Mandokhail had obtained 16,106 votes while Miftah Ismail of PML-N had secured 15,473 votes, according to provisional results.
On Mr Ismail’s request, the ECP ordered the vote recount. Initially, the candidates of PML-N, PTI, MQM-P, and Pak Sarzameen Party boycotted the recounting while eight other candidates, including those of PPP and the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, took part in the process.
Miftah seeks shifting of by-polls record to safe location under army’s supervision
May 3, 2021
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Miftah Ismail has requested the chief election commissioner (CEC) to take emergency steps for taking the custody of the NA-249 by-election record, which is currently under the custody of the police.
Miftah Ismail in his plea has sought emergency action by CEC to seize sealed ballot papers and other election material used in NA-249 by-polls. He stated that the election material should be kept at a secure location until the emergence of the final results of the by-polls.
He demanded the CEC to keep the election material at a safe location under the supervision of Rangers or Pakistan Army. He thanked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for issuing a stay order on the results of NA-249 by-election.
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May 1, 2021
LAHORE/KARACHI: A slanging match has started between the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and Pakistan People’s Party after the latter won the NA-249, Karachi by-election.
The PMLN Friday rejected the election results and demanded that the Election Commission should withhold the results.
In her twitter messages, PMLN Central Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif said the election had become disputed, as it was stolen.
She said voter turnout was barely 15-18%, while the counting process continued even after eight and a half hours.
“Did fog spread in NA-249 or the staff arrived late?” she asked and demanded the Election Commission to stop the results of the controversial election.
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May 1, 2021
LAHORE/KARACHI: A slanging match has started between the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party after the latter won the NA-249, Karachi by-election.
The PML-N Friday rejected the election results and demanded that the Election Commission should withhold the results. In her Twitter messages, PML-N Central Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif said the election had become disputed, as it was stolen.
She said voter turnout was barely 15-18%, while the counting process continued even after eight and a half hours. “Did fog spread in NA-249 or the staff arrived late?” she asked and demanded the Election Commission to stop the results of the controversial election.