PML-N, PPP headed for one seat each in delayed AJK constituencies
• PPP’s Bazil Ali Naqvi maintains narrow lead in LA-28 • PML-N’s Noreen Arif leads by fewer than 200 votes in LA-27 • Talal tells Bilawal to ‘show grace in defeat’ after PPP cries foul over rigging • AJK speaker alleges 14,000 fake votes after defeat; seeks forensic vote audit in Khawra MUZAFFARABAD / ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidates…
In Muzaffarabad division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidates appear set to win one seat each in the two constituencies where polling took place on Tuesday. The constituencies, LA-28 and LA-27, were affected by landslides and adverse weather conditions that delayed or blocked polling on Sunday.
PPP candidate Bazil Ali Naqvi leads in LA-28 by a narrow margin, while PML-N candidate Noreen Arif leads in LA-27 by fewer than 200 votes. Both parties have accused each other of electoral irregularities, with the PML-N alleging widespread violence and voter suppression in LA-28, while the PPP cited allegations of ballot stuffing and obstruction of the polling process in LA-28.
The Election Commission dismissed reports of the third phase of the AJK elections being postponed as baseless.
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