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Sharif’s PML-N set to form govt in PoK after sweeping polls
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The Shillong Times
Lahore, Aug 3: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) swept the second phase of elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), winning 14 out of 18 contested seats, which will enable it to form a government in the region.
The Pakistan People’s Party won the remaining four seats, PoK’s Election Commissioner Ghulam Mustafa Mughal said on Monday.
The second phase of the ongoing PoK polls was held on Sunday, amid violence and rigging allegations.
In the first phase held on July 27, the establishment-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won nine out of 13 seats, while the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won the rest.
With the two phases taken together, PML-N has won 23 seats – the majority mark out of the 45 contested seats, even as another phase of the polls is yet to be held.