Stay updated with breaking news from Zulfiqar ghuman. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Ag Agencies SIALKOT: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) go toe-to-toe in Daska once again today (Friday) as the high-stakes by-election in NA-75 Sialkot-IV takes place nearly two months after the previous election was declared null and void by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) after a string of controversies. The PTI is fielding Ali Asjad Malhi, while the PML-N is fielding Syeda Nausheen Iftikhar, whose father was the lawmaker of the constituency before he died, leaving the seat vacant. The previous election, held on February 19, was marred by controversy. Two people were killed in clashes, there was aerial firing and widespread allegations of rigging after nearly two dozen election officers went “missing”. ....
The NA-75 seat fell vacant after the death of PML-N MNA Syed Iftikharul Hassan alias Zahry Shah in August 2020. AFP/File GUJRAT/LAHORE: In a rare re-election in an entire constituency (after the cancellation of the first ballot) in Punjab, people in NA-75 (Daska) will go to the polls on Saturday (today) in a charged atmosphere with expectations of a close fight between the candidates of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had withheld the results of the Feb 19 by-poll in NA-75 Daska due to violence, rigging and disappearance of over 20 presiding officers and ordered re-election in the entire constituency. The order was later upheld by the Supreme Court. ....