ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan (JUI) Candidate Sardar Khan has won the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly election from PK-21, Bajaur-III by securing 16,844 votes.
According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up an Independent Candidate Ajmal Khan who bagged 15,713 votes.
Overall voters turn-out remained 29.4 per cent.
JUI Candidate Sardar Khan wins PK-21 election
PM directs for focus on vertical buildings construction to provide maximum houses to people
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to make special focus on the construction of vertical buildings for providing houses to maximum people, instead of using valuable agricultural land in the allotment of plots to the employees.
Chairing the meeting of the Federal Cabinet, he also directed to formulate policy in this regard.
The policy of allotment of plots to the CDA employees was presented to the Federal Cabinet in light of the decision of the Islamabad High Court.
According to the decision of the Islamabad High Court, the CDA had to determine the difference in the income of the CDA by giving employees at concessional rates.
The Cabinet deferred the decision on the proposed allotment policy.
On the recommendation of the Interior Ministry, the Cabinet also approved the open bidding for the procurement of services of a category A audit firm, issued by the State Bank of Pakistan for the audit of National Database Registration Authority (NADRA). It modified the decision taken by the Federal Cabinet in 2019, according to which only four large and reputed audit firms could be hired for the audit of NADRA.
However in this decision, all the category A firms registered in the SBP have been provided equal opportunities for the audit of NADRA.
The meeting was apprised that to make the audit of NADRA, more effective, transparent and in line with the international standard, it was important to provide equal opportunities to all the category A firms registered with the SBP for audit of NADRA.
Meanwhile, the cabinet, on the recommendation of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, approved nomination of the the project of “Cyber Security for Digital Pakistan” as “National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT)”.
The meeting was informed that the project – Cyber Security for Digital Pakistan – was part of the national development budget and work on it had already been initiated.
On the recommendation of Ministry of Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs, the Cabinet approved the amendment of Section 5(2) of the Adaptaion Act. According to the amendment, in this section, instead of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council, the words Azad Government of State of Jammu and Kashmir shall be used to transfer the license fee and renewal fee of mobile phone network spectrum from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to Azad Government of State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The cabinet, on the recommendation of Ministry of Defence Production also approved the appointment of Air Commodore Muhammad Atif Hashim as member technical Pakistan Aeronautic Complex Board. The decision of the appointment would be applicable from July 19, 2023.
The Federal Cabinet postponed the approval of the decisions made in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatization Commission on February 7, 2024.
The meeting approved the decisions taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Legislation held on January 31 and February 7, 2024.
JUI’s Candidate Waheed Gul wins PK-20 election
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan (JUI) Candidate Waheed Gul has won the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly election from PK-20, Bajour-II by securing 13,039 votes.
According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up An Independent Candidate Anwar Zeb Khan who bagged 12,903 votes.
Overall voters turn-out remained 31.6 per cent.
Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi and Caretaker Interior Minister Gohar Ejaz addressing a press conference at PID Media Center.

Independent Candidate Wajid Hussain Khan wins PS- 92 election
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Independent, Candidate Wajid Hussain Khan has won the Sindh Assembly election from PS-92, Korangi-III, by securing 28,276 votes.
According to unofficial result issued by Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Mirza Farhan Baig of Jamat e Islami (JI), who bagged votes 20,830.
Overall voters’ turn-out remained 32.81 %.
Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi and Caretaker Interior Minister Gohar Ejaz addressing a press conference at PID Media Center.


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Independent Candidate Hameed-ur-Rehman wins PK-19 election
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): An Independent Candidate Hameed-ur-Rehman has won the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly election from PK-19, Bajour-I by securing 23,044 votes.
According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was an Independent Candidate Khalid Khan who bagged 13,571 votes.
Overall voters’ turn-out remained 29.48 per cent.
Mehboob Shah wins NA-7 election
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Independent candidate Mehboob Shah has won the election for National Assembly constituency NA-7 Lower Dir-II securing 84,843 votes.
According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Jamaat e Islami candidate Muhammad Ismail, who bagged 31,133 votes.
The voters’ turnout remained 42.66 percent.
JI’s Muhamad Farooq wins PS- 94 election
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Jamat e Islami (JI) candidate Muhammad Farooq has won the Sindh Assembly election from PS-94, Korangi-II , by securing 23,499 votes.
According to the unofficial result issued by Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Abid Jilani, an Independent Candidate, who bagged vote 22,732.
Overall voters’ turn-out remained 37.32 %.
PML-N’s Bilal Azhar Kiani wins NA-60 election
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’ (PML-N) Candidate Bilal Azhar Kiani has won the election for National Assembly constituency NA-60 Jhelum-I by securing 99,948 votes.
According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Independent candidate Hassan Adeel, who bagged 90,474 votes.
Overall voters’ turn-out remained 44.08 percent.