By-poll in Gujranwala's NA-77, Sahiwal's PP-203 concludes
Polling for by-elections in two Punjab constituencies — Gujranwala’s NA-77 and Sahiwal’s PP-203 — concluded on Sunday. NA-77 fell vacant following the death of five-time MNA Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir Virk on Sept 11 after a prolonged illness. His son, Rashid Basheer Virk, is among the candidates contesting the by-election. Rashid and 17 other candidates have filed nomination papers to contest the constituency, but opposition parties, including the PTI, PPP and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), have not opted for the by-election. While the polling was under way, notices, copies of which are available with…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same NA-77 and PP-203 by-elections as Report 1, reporting polling underway, which does not conflict with Report 1's account of polling having concluded.
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