Maryam terms ECP statement on NA-75 by-polls charge sheet against govt msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NA-75 by-poll results withheld; PML-N beats PTI on PK-63, PP-51 seats, show unofficial results
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Saturday Feb 20, 2021
KARACHI: The results of the NA-75 by-poll were withheld on Saturday by the returning officer on the PML-N’s request amid a controversy surrounding 23 presiding officers who had allegedly gone missing .
According to police officials, the 23 polling officials had gotten stuck in far-flung areas of the constituency due to fog. In a late-night development, police had retrieved the officers and brought them to the office of the district returning officer, where leaders of PML-N and PTI were also present.
According to preliminary data obtained by Geo News from 337 of the 360 polling stations in NA-75, PML-N is in the lead with 97,588 votes. PTI candidate Ali Asjad Khan has so far obtained 94,541 votes.
PML-N demands re-election in NA-75 following ECP s charge sheet against govt geo.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from geo.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Maryam terms ECP statement on NA-75 by-polls charge sheet against govt
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PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz addressing a press conference, on February 20, 2021. YouTube
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said that the Election Commission of Pakistan s statement regarding the by-poll held in NA-75 Sialkot-IV a day earlier, is a charge sheet against the government .
Her remarks came during a press conference, the purpose of which was to expose alleged rigging in the constituency by PTI people . Throughout the briefing, the PML-N vice president aired videos as proof of the said rigging.
She said that following the ECP s statement and the evidence shared by the party, it now demands a re-election in the entire constituency.