Imran Khan leads battle for Pakistan

ANI  |  Islamabad [Pakistan] 

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is leading in 117 seats in the 11th of Pakistan, Samaa TV reported citing unofficial results.

In NA-53 Islamabad-II constituency, Khan is leading with 7,440 votes over former Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who has garnered 3,010 votes.

Meanwhile, PML-N's Murtaza Abbasi is leading with 31,320 votes in NA-15 Abbottabad, while PTI's has garnered 25,460 votes.

In NA-63 Rawalpindi, former Pakistan is falling behind PTI's Chaudhry Ghulam Sarwar, who has secured 10,656 votes.

In NA-249 Karachi, PTI's is maintaining a 1,000-vote lead over PML-N Shehbaz Sharif, reported Samaa TV.

In NA-200 Larkana constituency, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal's (MMA) is leading with 4,931 votes, while PPP is second with 3,675 votes.

Voting began at 8 am (local time) on Wednesday, during which most of Pakistan's 106 million people came out to cast their votes.

Polling took place in the country's 85,307 polling stations, out of which 17,007 were declared as "highly sensitive."

The on Thursday said that results of the were delayed due to a

The ECP was also accused of conducting rigged elections due to non-provision of Form 45, a sheet containing the final vote tally at each polling station.

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First Published: Thu, July 26 2018. 06:53 IST