The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stopped the returning officer of Bannu from re-counting votes in Bannu city tehsil where Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazl (JUI-F) candidate was elected mayor. Meanwhile, a recount in Lakki Marwat s Betani Tehsil has led to the victory of the JUI-F candidate. In a related development, the supporters of KP transport minister held a sit-in with several dozen protesters in Bannu after a case was registered against Shah Muhammad Khan’s brother and others over alleged snatching of polling material in Bakka Khel tehsil of Bannu. The ECP postponed polling in Bakka Khel on Sunday after the violence. Bannu recount stopped In Bannu, Jamiat Ulema-e-Isl.