Several PTI-backed independents lead

CHAK JHUMRA:

According to the unofficial results of the general elections obtained on Thursday night, nine out of ten National Assembly constituencies in the Faisalabad
district were led by independent candidates backed by the PTI.

Moreover, PTI-backed independent candidates was succeeding in 15 out of 21 provincial constituencies of the district.

According to the unofficial results, Ali Afzal Sahi, an independent candidate from NA-95 Chak Jhumra, independent candidate Rai Haider Kharal from NA-96; independent candidate Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmed from NA-98 Samundri, Malik Umar Farooq, an independent candidate from Dijkot from NA-99, Dr Nisar Jutt, an independent candidate from NA-100, independent candidate Rana Atif from NA-101, independent candidate Chingiz Khan Kakar from NA-102, independent candidate Ali Sarfraz from NA-103 and independent candidate Sahibzada Hamid Raza from NA-104 were in the lead.

However, PML-N candidate Ali Gohar Baloch was leading from NA-97 Tandlianwala.

Similarly, independent candidates backed by the PTI were leading in 15 out of 21 provincial constituencies of the district.

The PML-N candidates were leading in PP-104, 108, 109, and 117.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 10^th 2024.