{
  "id": 5976452,
  "title": "PPP's Akhtar Abbas Nashad wins by-election in Skardu's GBA-09",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/ppps-akhtar-abbas-nashad-wins-by-election-in-skardus-gba-09-5976452",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T12:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2027910/ppps-akhtar-abbas-nashad-wins-by-election-in-skardus-gba-09"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) candidate, Akhtar Abbas Nashad, emerged victorious in the by-election of GBA-09, located in Skardu-III, by securing a narrow margin of 305 votes. The election, which took place on the previous day, witnessed a voter turnout of 51.79 percent. Nashad garnered 8,399 votes, whereas his rival, independent candidate Wazir Saleem, collected 8,094 votes. The by-election was triggered after the GB Supreme Appellate Court disqualified Nashad's father, Fida Muhammad Nashad, who had been declared a returned candidate in the June general elections. Fida's son, Akhtar Abbas Nashad, contested the by-election and reclaimed the seat that had been vacated by his father. The electoral process was overseen by over 800 police personnel and GB Scouts, ensuring a secure environment. Analysts had anticipated a closely-fought race between the PPP's Abbas and the independent candidate Saleem, believing that Abbas might capitalize on his father's support base and public sympathy following his father's disqualification. The District Returning Officer (DRO) Hamza Murad informed that GBA-09 had 61 polling stations, categorized into three groups: 25 in Category A (sensitive), 11 in Category B (medium-sensitive), and 25 in Category C (normal). This by-election brings the PPP's total seats in the 33-seat Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly to 15, currently holding 14 along with the PML-N's nine seats, one each for the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party, Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen, and a PTI-backed independent.",
  "summary": "GILGIT: PPP candidate Akhtar Abbas Nashad won the by-election in GBA-09 (Skardu-III) by a margin of 305 votes after a closely contested race, according to official results issued on Sunday. The constituency recorded an overall voter turnout of 51.79 per cent in the election held a day ago. According to the Form 47 issued on Sunday, Nashad received 8,399 votes while his opponent, independent…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Close contest expected between PPP, independent candidate in Saturday's Skardu by-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/close-contest-expected-between-ppp-independent-candidate-in-saturdays",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:06:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}