Peshawar: In the elections to the 11 Senate seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) took the lead by winning 6 seats, while the opposition alliance won 5 seats.
All 145 members of the assembly participated in the voting, where 7 general, 2 women, and 2 technocrat seats were contested.
Results on general seats:
According to the unconfirmed and unofficial results, PTI candidates won 4 out of 7 general seats:
Murad Saeed—26 votes
Faisal Javed—22 votes
Mirza Afridi—21 votes
Noorul Haq Qadri—21 votes
From the opposition alliance:
- Niaz Ahmed (PML-N)
- Talha Mahmood (PPP)
- Atta-ul-Haq (JUI) was successful.
Results on women’s seats:
- Rubina Naz (PTI)
- Rubina Khalid (PPP)
Results on technocrat seats:
- Azam Swati (PTI)
- Dilwar Khan (JUI)
While disgruntled PTI candidate Khurram Zeeshan could not get any votes.
These results illustrate the political situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the impact of party alliances. This victory is considered important for the PTI, especially when it is also facing internal differences and disgruntled members.
