| Pakistan Muslim League-backed candidates lost three out of the four Senate seats of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the backdrop of the government operation against militants there. Three candidates, backed by the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), obtained FATA Senate seats. PML-backed candidate from FATA, Abdul Razik, was declared successful through a draw after he secured equal number (five) of votes among five candidates. Rules dictate that only MNAs hailing from FATA can elect FATA. There were 39 contenders for the four vacant FATA seats. MMA-backed Maulana Saleh Shah, Maulana Hafiz Rashid and Maulana Abdul Rashid secured six votes each and were declared successful. |