Re-polling underway in Balochistan’s NA-253, PB-9

KOHLU: Re-polling is taking place today on National Assembly’s NA-253 and PB-9’s seven polling stations in Kohlu region of Balochistan.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, 8, 263 voters will exercise their right to vote in today’s polling. Five joint polling stations and two female polling stations have been established for re-polling.

The Election Commission said that the polling process will start at 8 am and continue till 5 pm without any break.

Earlier, polling was postponed on February 8 due to various reasons at all the seven polling stations where re-polling is taking place again today.

It should be remembered that re-polling was conducted in some polling stations of Ghotki, Kohat and Khushab yesterday.

Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Latif Khosa had said that no government can be formed without his imprisoned leader Imran Khan.

Khosa made these remarks while speaking to reporters in Islamabad. He said that the election results were correct up till the issuance of the Form 45.

He claimed that according to Form 45, 170 PTI-backed candidates were winnings. “They are not independent because PTI exists as a legal and constitutional party. Calling us independent is wrong and illegal.”

The PTI lawmaker said if reserved seats were added to this number then PTI would cross the 200 mark in the National Assembly.

“The largest political party which emerges in the election is given the right to form the government,” said Khosa.

He terms power-sharing formula between the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) “a joke with democracy”.