{"id":271798,"date":"2022-07-18T01:28:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T20:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=271798"},"modified":"2022-07-18T01:28:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T20:28:59","slug":"pti-takes-historic-lead-in-punjab-by-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pti-takes-historic-lead-in-punjab-by-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI takes historic lead in Punjab by-polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ousted but not defeated<br \/>\nPTI will win at least 16 seats\u2026 these election results would change Pakistan\u2019s politics, says Asad Umar<br \/>\nnews desk<br \/>\nIslamabad<br \/>\nThe PTI has secured victory in nine constituencies \u2014 PP-217, PP-288, PP-282, PP-83, PP-158, PP-202, PP-224, PP-167, and PP-170 \u2014 while it is leading in nearly several others. On the other hand, the PML-N has just been able to secure one constituency (PP-168) so far as per unofficial results.<br \/>\nA charged PTI Sunday saw a \u201cchange in Pakistan\u201d after the party took a major lead in the Punjab by-elections \u2014 the polls that will decide who holds the reigns in the country\u2019s biggest province.<br \/>\n\u201cSoon, Pakistan will witness a change [&#8230;] Hamza Shahbaz\u2019s fake government has ceased to exist,\u201d PTI leader Hammad Azhar said in an address to party workers in Lahore.<br \/>\nIn a separate press conference, PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said that all the pre-poll surveys had pointed towards his party\u2019s victory in today\u2019s by-elections.<br \/>\n\u201cPTI will win at least 16 seats. This isn\u2019t PTI\u2019s victory, this is the nation\u2019s victory,\u201d the former minister for planning, development, and special initiatives said.<br \/>\nThe ex-federal minister said that people will not allow anyone to make decisions related to their fate behind closed doors as he stressed that these election results would change Pakistan\u2019s politics.<br \/>\n\u201cPervez Elahi will become the chief minister on July 22,\u201d Umar said while referring to the date when the elections for Punjab\u2019s top office will take place in line with Supreme Court\u2019s orders.<br \/>\nUmar said PTI Chairman Imran Khan might not hold an address on Sunday as he will first summon a core committee meeting of the party\u2019s leadership tomorrow to decide the future course of action.<br \/>\n\u201cImran Khan does not prefer coming to the fore when he secures a victory,\u201d he said while asking party workers to stay on guard till the final results come in. 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