The polls are not expected to shatter the status quo in the country's political discourse; however it will indicate the mood of the public regarding the incumbent political parties.
No massive change was witnessed in Sindh and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
, like in the May 11 general elections, as the ruling Pakistain Musselmen League-Nawaz (PML-N) again topped the electoral race bagging 18 of 39 national and provincial seats.
However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
few unexpected results have emerged in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
provinces.
The National Assembly seat vacated by PTI chief Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer...
in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
has been claimed by his May 11 rival, Ghulam Ahmed Bilour of Awami National Party (ANP).
PTI's Asad Umar has defeated his Pakistain Musselmen League-Nawaz rival Chaudhry Ashraf Gujjar to win the Islamabad seat, vacated by Javed Hashmi while Shmasun Nisa Memon -- mother of the May 11 winner and subsequently disqualified by the SC, Sadiq Memon -- has defeated PML-N's Syed Riaz Hussain Shah Sherazi to win NA-237 Thatha seat.
Meanwhile,
...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38...
Secretary Election Commission of Pakistain (ECP) Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan has said the commission has taken notice of the news of counting of votes at some polling stations before the valid time of 5:00 pm, APP reported.
"Counting cannot be started even one minute before the legal time. We have taken notice of the matter and would ask from the concerned presiding officers," he told the media while announcing the first result of the by-polls.