Unofficial results have been revealed after by-elections in two constituencies of the Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) Assembly on Sunday. Yasir Sultan Chaudhry of PTI has emerged as the leading candidate in LA-3 Mirpur after securing 20,142 votes while in LA-12 Kotli, Aamir Yasin of PPP is leading with 20,397 votes, according to unofficial results. PML-N’s Chaudhry Saeed with 11,408 votes trails behind Sultan in LA-3 and Shaukat Farid advocate of PTI is in the second position with 16,440 votes in LA-12. Amir Yasin has been running his election from a jail cell in Kotri. He was arrested in connection with the two murders in the constituency. Polling for the by-elections at Mirpur LA-.
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Man arrested for allegedly killing wife
June 29, 2021
MARDAN: Police solved a blind murder case by arresting a man, who had allegedly axed his wife to death last week. Taking notice of the murder case, the District Police Officer Zahidullah Khan formed an investigation team that worked out the case.
Nazir-ur-Rehman, father of the slain woman, had reported to police the death of his married daughter. Later, the police arrested the husband of the slain woman and the accused confessed during interrogation to have killed his wife with an axe due to a domestic dispute.
Meanwhile, two persons were arrested and more than 2kg charas as well as “ice” drug recovered from their motorcar in Kharak area of the district. In another action, the cops busted a three-member gang that used to steal cattle from various villages.