KURRAM: In a set back to Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan defated JUI-F’s candidate Malik Jamil Ahmad Khan. According to unofficial results of total 143 polling stations, PTI Chaiman Imran Khan won by-election for NA-45 Kurram by obtaining votes 20,748, Jamil Khan could only secure 12,148 votes. Polling began at 8am and continued till 5pm without any break. By-election was originally postponed from October 16 due to law and order situation in constituency.

Election Commission of Pakistan spokesperson for K-P division said a day earlier that there were 198,618 registered voters, among which 111,349 were men and 87,269 were women. “A total of 143 polling stations had been set up, out of which 119 had been declared “very sensitive”, while 24 polling stations were categorised as sensitive,” he said.

A total of 16 candidates are contesting for NA seat, including Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Chief Imran Khan, Jamil Khan of Jamiat Ulema e Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) and Sher Muhammad Khan of Jamaat Islami (JI) as well as independent candidates.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 31 2022

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