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.
The results have started to pour in after the Polling time for the local government elections in 17 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) districts ended at 5 pm. Voters inside the polling station were allowed to cast the ballots and the count began after 6pm. Polling began 8 am and throughout the day, several incidents of violence were reported. A gun attack on a polling station in Karak left at least two people dead. Another two people where killed when an SUVs used by Awami National Party workers was hit by a roadside bomb in Bajaur. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed election is some areas. However, it has expressed satisfaction over the turnout. Mismanagement on t.
Local body elections in Bakka Khel tehsil of Bannu have been postponed because of the poor law and order situation. On Saturday, Mamoor Khan Wazir, a JUI-F candidate from Bakakhel tehsil, had complained that KP Transport Minister Shah Muhammad Khan and his brother Gul Baz Khan and their accomplices threatened, harassed and abducted polling staff and took away ballot papers, ECP stamps and other election material by force. He requested the authorities to take action against the minister. In reaction, the Election Commission of Pakistan postponed the election in Bakakhel and said a new polling date would be announced later. A spokesperson of the ECP said that the chief electi.