PPP’s Shah, IPP’s Malik face off again as voting under way for Diamer seat at 3 polling stations

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GILGIT: PPP’s Attaullah Shah and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s (IPP) Imam Malik are again vying for the GBA-16 (Diamer-II) seat in Gilgit as repolling is under way at three stations. A total of 2,780 registered voters are eligible to cast their votes. Voting will continue until 5pm, and voters present inside the polling stations at the closing time will be allowed to cast their ballots. Among the two candidates, Malik had contested the June elections in Gilgit-Baltistan as an independent candidate, but had later joined the IPP. Initially, the Election Commission had declared him the returned candidate for GBA-16 (Diamer-II), but his membership was suspended in September after Shah filed a petition before an…

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