Pakistan by-polls
Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI clinches 6 NA seats in by-polls
Islamabad: Giving a jolt to the ruling coalition, former PM Imran Khan's PTI won six of eight National Assembly seats in the by-polls held on Sunday.
The PTI chief won the seats in Peshawar, Mardan, Charsadda, Faisalabad, and Nankana Sahib after beating the ruling coalition's candidates, but faced defeat at the hands of PPP's Abdul Hakeem Baloch and Musa Ali Gillani, Geo News reported.
The main opposition party also won two of three Punjab Assembly seats in the by-elections, further strengthening its position in the country's biggest province — where it rules in coalition with PML-Q.
Incidentally, the constituencies where polling took place included NA-22 Mardan-III, NA-24 Charsadda-II, NA-31 Peshawar-V, NA-108 Faisalabad-VIII, NA-118 Nankana Sahib-II, NA 157 Multan-IV, NA-237 Malir-II, NA-239 Korangi, Karachi-I.
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