Close PPP-IPP contest in Diamer repoll today

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GILGIT: All arrangements have been finalised for repolling at three polling stations in Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly constituency GBA-16 Diamer-II today (Sunday), with a close contest expected between PPP candidate Attaullah Shah and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) candidate Imam Malik. The PML-N has announced an alliance with IPP candidate Imam Malik, while supporters of Mr Shah staged a sit-in outside the Diamer Deputy Commissioner’s Office, alleging that biased presiding officers had been appointed at the polling stations. On Nov 6, GB Election Tribunal Judge Mushtaq Mohammad suspended the membership of PPP lawmaker Attaullah Shah from GBA-16 Diamer-II and ordered repolling at three polling stations in the…

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