Staff Reporter Nowshera
Advisor to the KP Chief Minister on Information and Higher Education Kamran Bangash has said on Saturday that internal differences within party ranks caused defeat in PK-63 by-poll.
In his statement, Bangash said that Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has taken notice of the party’s defeat in his constituency and investigation into the matter was underway.
He further said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is visiting Peshawar on Monday and an inquiry report regarding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s defeat in the PK-63 by-poll will be presented to him.
According to unofficial and unconfirmed results, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Akhtiyar Wali Khan has won the PK-63 (Nowshera) by-elections by securing 21,122 votes.
As per the unofficial results from all 102 polling stations in the constituency, PML-N candidate Akhtiyar Wali Khan reportedly secured 21,122 votes and emerged victorious in the by-polls. His close contestant, ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Muhammad Umar bagged 17,023 votes and stood second. PML-N won the seat by 40,88 votes.
In what could be termed a rare spectacle, the son of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Irrigation Liaqat Khattak, who is a brother of Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, was seen celebrating the victory of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate in PK-63 Nowshera by-election.
Ahad Khattak, who wanted PTI ticket for this seat, exploded firecrackers and partied with his friends to express joy over the victory of PML-N’s Ikhtiyar Wali Khan.
Meanwhile, sources have told 24News TV channel that the KP government has decided to strip Liaqat Khattak of his ministry following his role in the victory of PML-N candidate in PK-63 after he developed differences with his brother Defence Minister Pervez Khattak who had refused to hand his son Ahad PTI ticket for the seat, resulting in an upset in the constituency.
PML-N candidate Ikhtiyar Wali Khan had won the PK-63 (Nowshera) by-election held on Friday.
According to unofficial results of 102 polling stations, the PML-N candidate got 21,122 votes while his opponent PTI candidate Mian Umar secured 17,023 votes.
ANP candidate Mian Wajahat got 4,270 votes and TLP candidate Allama Sanaullah managed to get only 619 votes.
PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz thanked Almighty Allah for granting the party the crucial win in the Nowshera by-election.
