Voting concludes at 3 polling stations as PPP, IPP candidates vie for Diamer seat in GB

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GILGIT: Voting at three stations in Gilgit-Baltistan’s GBA-16 (Diamer-II) concluded on Sunday, with PPP’s Attaullah Shah and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s (IPP) Imam Malik again vying for the seat in the repolling. The electoral process began at 8am and continued until 5pm, with voters present within the polling station premises at that time allowed to cast their votes. A total of 2,780 registered voters were eligible. Polling officer Dr Maria told Dawn that IPP’s Imam Malik had allegedly slapped a female polling officer at the Sarai polling station. She said some minor unpleasant incidents had also occurred, but the overall situation remained fine. Among the two candidates, Malik had contested the June elections…

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