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Jailed Former PM Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf Leading In Pakistan Polls

Counting of votes concludes in Pakistan: Independents mostly backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) party, are leading in 101 of the 264 seats. Amid protests by PTI and other parties over the alleged rigging during the general elections, the Election Commission has ordered re-polling in some of the polling stations. The re-polling is scheduled for February 15.

-Sharif’s PML-N won 72 seats.
-PPP headed by Bilawal Bhutto won 54 seats.
-Other smaller parties won 27 seats.

Srishti Verma

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