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Unofficial results pour in, PTI dominates Islamabad
[DAWN] ISLAMABAD: With the unofficial results start pouring in, Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) seems to be taking the lead with the party's candidates winning at six wards in Islamabad's Union Council-40, DawnNews reported on Monday. As it was being anticipated, a large number of independent candidates also won -- with the PML-N trailing behind the PTI. The Pakistain People's Party (PPP), however, was nowhere in the competition. Apart from sweeping the polls in UC-40, PTI secured chairman seats from UC-50, UC-36 and UC 27 while in UC-30, PTI won all seats except that of chairman. PML-N has secured chairman seats in UC-43, UC-41, UC-33 and UC-32 so far, according to the unofficial and unconfirmed results. Voting concluded peacefully in the federal capital on Monday amid low voter turnout and high security as residents of the federal capital went to the polls to elect local representatives for the first time under the newly-minted Islamabad Local Government Act, 2015. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-01 |
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