Mirpurkhas: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured one Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly refugee seat each in Mirpurkhas after polling concluded peacefully under tight security, officials said on Sunday.
Kashmiri migrant voters cast their ballots at a combined polling station established at the Government Comprehensive Higher Secondary School under the supervision of District Election Commissioner and Returning Officer Khalid Khan Lund. Police maintained strict security throughout the polling process, ensuring smooth and orderly voting.
In the LA-34 Kashmir Valley constituency, PPP candidate Aamir Abdul Ghaffar registered a decisive victory with 55 votes, defeating PML-N candidate Naeem Khan, who secured three votes. In the LA-40 Jammu constituency, PML-N candidate Nasir Hussain Dar won a closely fought contest with 21 votes against PPP candidate Chaudhry Abdul Qadeer Chauhan’s 19 votes.
A total of 60 votes were cast in LA-34, including 34 by men and 26 by women, while 40 votes were polled in LA-40, comprising 22 male and 18 female voters. Polling ended without any untoward incident. Senior leaders and workers of both the PPP and PML-N, including Sindh Minister for Tourism and Culture Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah and other party representatives, were present at the polling station during the electoral process.