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Carved out of the Mianwali district in 1982, Bhakkar district is known for its Thal desert and the gram/chickpeas and moong pulse produced there. The desert, which protrudes into adjoining Khushab and Layyah districts, produces 80 per cent of chickpeas in the country. Spread over 8,153 sq km, the district lies along the left bank of River Indus and is part of the Sindh Sagar Doab.
Bhakkar, the headquarters of the district, is an ancient walled town. Various Baloch tribes are in an overwhelming majority in its 1.65 million population. Non-Pushto speaking Pathans like Niazis and Mastikhels as well as Jats and Rajputs are also in good numbers, while others migrating communities from India may also be found. Dhandlas, Niwanis and Shahanis have been occupying the political scene in the district, which comprises over 2m acres of cultivable and 130,000 acres of uncultivated land. At least 65,000 acres are under forest while 47,500 acres is a wasteland.
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Polling underway for Khushab by-elections
The seat fell vacant due to the death of PML-N lawmaker Mohammad Waris Kallo
KHUSHAB:
The polling for by-elections in Punjab Assembly constituency PP-84 (Khushab) commenced on Wednesday.
The seat fell vacant due to the death of PML-N lawmaker Mohammad Waris Kallo, who had won the elections in 2018 with 66,775 votes.
According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the total number of registered voters in the constituency are 292,687.
There are 155,104 male and 137,583 female voters. A total of 229 polling stations have been set-up in the constituency (27 for male, 26 for female and 176 joint).
About 43 polling stations had been declared sensitive whereas about 14 polling stations have been declared highly sensitive with respect to security concerns and 172 normal.
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