Results of 50 Tehsil Councils announced, PTI leads with 25 seats, JUIF 7, PMLN secures 4
\n ISLAMABAD
\nRuling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against all odds, grabbed a clear lead in second phase of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) local body polls, with media reports revealing PTI has won 25 seats till latest reports whereas Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has clinched 7 seats.
\nThe provisional results of 50 Tehsil Councils seats were announced on Thursday by the returning officers according to which Pakistan Tahrik Insaf has emerged largest political party with 25 seats followed by Jamiat Ullema Islam-Fazal, four by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz and seven were bagged by independent candidates.
\nThe results of 15 Tehsil Council seats are awaited till 8pm.
\nAccording to provisional consolidated results, PTI has clinched victory in Tehsil Councils Babuzai, Barikot, Kabal, Mata, Bahrain, Khwazakhela in Swat, Batkhela, Dargai, Bazai in Malakand, Alpuri, Poran, Besham in Shangla, Adenzai, Balambat, Lal Qilla, Khail in Lower Dir, Wari, Larjam in Dir Upper, Mastuj, Mulkhow Torkhow in Upper Chitral, Chitral City, Darosh in Lower Chitral, Lower Tanawal in Abbottabad and Ogi Mansehra.
\nSimilarly, JUIF clinched seven seats including Uper Orakazai, Miranshah North Waziristan, Charbagh Swat, Timergara Dir Lower, Judbah Torghar, Ronalia Lower Kohistan and Kanaila Upper Kohistan.
\nPakistan Muslim League Nawaz has won four seats including Chakaisar Shangla, Kalkot Uper Dir, Lora Abbottabad and Mansehra City.
\nJumat Islami grabbed two seats at Samarbagh Dir Lower and Barawal Dir Upper.
\nTwo seats at Martung Shangla and Munda Lower Dir was bagged by Awami National Party.
\nIndependent candidates clinched seven seats including Razmak North Waziristan, Sarowka, Daraband Mansehra, Hasanzai, Dour Mera, Pathan Lower Kohistan and Seo Upper Kohistan.
\nQumi Watan Party and Rah e Haq Party Pakistan bagged on seat each at Hasband Baba in Uper Kohistan and Lower Orakzai respectively.
\nPrime Minister Imran Khan on Friday congratulated PTI KPK for the \u2018overwhelming\u2019 win and maintained that results showed people of KP had \u2018rejected traitors\u2019.
\n\u201cCongratulations of CM Mehmood Khan and our PTI team for their overwhelming success in Phase 2 of KP LG polls,\u201d PM Imran wrote in his tweet.
\n\u201cPeople of KP have emphatically rejected the traitors who sold out to foreign masters. This is an early warning to all traitors of what awaits them in their constituencies,\u201d he further warned the dissident lawmakers and opposition of alleging them of being \u2018traitors\u2019.
\nFederal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said KP LG polls\u2019 results were a testimony that nation stand by PM Imran Khan\u2019s side. \u201cClear victory of PTI in second phase of KP LG polls reflects that nation stands with its courageous leader,\u201d Asad wrote in his twitter statement.
\n\u201cNow it\u2019s not about [the outcome of] no confidence motion [against PM Imran Khan], but about people of Pakistan either deciding their [bright] future or standing with those who sold their conscience,\u201d Asad further wrote.
\nMinister for Information and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, while reacting to results said that people of Pakistan were voting for PTI\u2019s narrative. \u201cWasn\u2019t there any inflation in KPK?\u201d asked Fawad Chaudhry, adding that \u201cHence proved that people of Pakistan are voting for [PTI] narrative,\u201d.
\nState Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farukh Habib said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan swept the local government elections with the vote of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
\nIn a tweet, Farukh said that stooges of external powers got the first result of public no confidence.
\nThe media should run these results and tell that the people have wiped out the \u201cgang of thieves\u201d from their former strongholds, he said.
\nThe minister tagged a copy of unofficial results of the KP local government elections which showed PTI winning 32 seats, independents 12, JUI-F 7, PML-N 4 and PPP only 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Results of 50 Tehsil Councils announced, PTI leads with 25 seats, JUIF 7, PMLN secures 4 ISLAMABAD Ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against all odds, grabbed a clear lead in second phase of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) local body polls, with media reports revealing PTI has won 25 seats till latest reports whereas Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-252512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n