PML-N’s Hina Arshad Warraich wins PP-52 Sialkot by election

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Hina Arshad Warraich has secured a decisive victory in the PP-52 Sialkot election and won 78,419 votes, Radio Pakistan reported.

Her closest rival, Fakhir Nishat Ghumman, was markedly behind with 40,037 votes, according to unofficial results from all 185 polling places. PTI has decorated alleged rig.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif congratulated Warraich with his success and described victory as a clear reflection of public confidence in government policies.

Both leaders expressed their gratitude to voters for showing overwhelming support to the reigning party.

The election, which was monitored, strengthens PML-N’s position in the Punjab assembly, with analysts who pointed out the size of Warraich’s victory as a significant political victory for the party.

Previously, she led with 78,702 votes in PP-52 Sialkot elections, according to unofficial and incomplete results from 165 out of 185 polling stations received in the late hours on Sunday.

Hina became a field as the ruling party’s candidate in the elections announced after MPA Chaudhry Arshad Warraich’s death, which had won the seat in the 8th February elections at PML-N’s ticket.

Hina had a clear lead of candidates from other parties, including the PTI-supported independent candidate Fakhir Nishat Ghumman, who secured 39,018 votes, according to the unofficial figure.

In a speech with a private TV channel, Hina said the people did not choose her for politics but to service. “I’m standing here today because of Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz,” she said.

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, who also belongs to Sialkot, visited Hina Warraich’s residence.

Hina, who participated in the Punjab election campaign, adding that Hina, who participated in the election campaign across Punjab, added that based on results from 165 election rooms, had a decisive victory. “Sialkot was, is and will remain a fortress of PML-N,” he said.

However, PTI’s central secretary of Information, Sheikh Waqas Akram, during a press conference in Islamabad, claimed that the election in the PP-52 Sambrial witnessed “Thuggery under the police patronage.”

“Participation in our rally in Sambrial was unforgettable. People came out early in the morning to protect the mandate, but PML-N’s goons resort to violence,” he claimed.

He claimed that PTI supporters under police protection were removed from election rooms and exposed to violence. “PML-N came into force into electoral places and cast fake votes,” he said.

PPP Central Punjab President Raja Pervaiz Ashraf also accused PML-N of resorting to rigging at a press conference held in Sambrial.

“The Election Commission in Pakistan (ECP) must be aware of the rig in the PP-52 elections. Our elections and workers were attacked in Roliya, Begowal, Mitranwali and Babundoki Chamiyan.

“Local PML-N management should not have resorted to such actions that undermine the credibility of the entire election process,” he added. Elections must be free and fair. Our people were harassed and forced out of polling stations. “

PPP Secretary Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza also claimed that PML-N cannot contest election “without sitting with the judges”. The 2024 election, he said, witnessed the worst rigging in history. “

After the press conference, the ECP issued a statement describing Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s accusations of rigging in the PP-52 Sialkot as baseless. It advised PPP leaders to file a formal complaint with solid evidence.

“The ECP will immediately process all complaints,” it said, adding that the reports on the administration that close different polling rooms are completely false.