GB Elections official results: PPP emerges single-largest Party

GILGIT: Official results for 19 of the 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly have been announced, with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) emerging as the leading party by securing nine seats.

According to the results released so far, the PPP has won nine seats, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) five seats, independent candidates five seats, and Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) one seat.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has stopped the results of 5 constituencies of Gilgit-Baltistan, according to media reports.

The Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan has issued an order to stop the results of five constituencies and has prohibited the relevant returning officers from releasing the final results.

According to the notification issued, the results have been stopped until re-polling is held at specific polling stations. Under the decision, the results of constituencies GBA 15, GBA 16, and GBA 17 of Diamer district have been stopped.

Similarly, the results of constituency GBA 8 of Skardu and constituency GBA 13 of Astore have also been directed not to be released until further notice.

The Election Commission has also ordered the returning officers not to scrutinize and count postal ballots.

The notification has warned that legal action will be taken against the concerned persons in case of violation of the orders of the Election Commission.