LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Polling for local government elections in the 39 cantonment boards ended at 5:00 pm on Sunday after having started at 8:00 am, wherein the unofficial results showed independent candidates in the lead. Among the opposition parties, PML-N has won 24, PPP has won 11, and the Jamaat-e-Islami has won one. Of the candidates vying for a total 219 wards, seven candidates have already been elected unopposed. A total of 2.1 million voters, including 1.1 million men and 1 million women, are registered in all the 42 cantonment boards. There are 42 cantonment boards nationwide but no polling was held in Kamra, Cherat and Murree cantonments for a variety of reasons.

Source: Pakistan Today September 12, 2021 12:11 UTC