ISLAMABAD: The re-polling in the six polling stations of NA-43 Tank and Dera Ismail Khan, scheduled on Saturday, will now be held on Monday.

According to Election Commission of Pakistan, the polling will be commenced at eight in the morning and end at five in evening.

Earlier on the day, counting of votes is underway after re-polling at some stations in NA-88 Khushab, PS-18 Ghotki-I, and PK-90, Kohat-I.

Earlier polling continued till five in the evening without break.

Election Commission of Pakistan had ordered re-polling due to pilferage, snatching, and burning of polling material in these constituencies.

However, in Ghotki, independent contender Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has secured victory following re-polling at two polling stations of PS-18 Ghotki, defeating the PPP candidate.

Unofficial results indicate that Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar garnered 1,592 votes from the two polling stations, while PPP’s Shahryar Khan Shar received 973 votes.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ordered the re-polling due to an unfortunate incident during the General Elections on February 8, where a ballot box and other records were intentionally set on fire by unidentified individuals at the Returning Officer’s (RO) office.

Before the re-polling, independent candidate Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar had secured 56,285 votes, while PPP’s Shahryar Khan Shar had received 54,705 votes. Following the re-polling, Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar’s lead increased to 2,199 votes.