PTI was leading with 7 seats, independent candidates have won five and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) secured four seats, the Express Tribune reported quoting unofficial results. Alleging poll rigging, Secretary General of the Opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Nayyar Bukhari on Sunday demanded disqualification of ruling PTI candidates from the election, the Dawn report said. Traditionally, the party ruling in Islamabad has won the Gilgit-Baltistan polls. The first election was won by the PPP when it got 15 seats, followed by PML-N, the then ruling party in 2015 when it won 16 seats. The polls in Gilgit-Baltistan were to be held on August 18, but Pakistan’s election commission on July 11 postponed them due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2020 04:41 UTC