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| JI wins PK 95 seat with male-voters only |
| 2015-05-09 |
| [NATION.PK] Lower Dir: Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... (JI) has retained the PK-95 (Lower Dir-II) seat with a decisive margin, in a male-voters-only by-election. JI's Lower Dir Ameer (chief) Aizaz-ul-Mulk Afkari scooped up 18,711, while Awami National Party founded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986. Part of the PPP-led cabinet 2008-13. The ANP is considered left wing, advocating for secularism, democratic socialism, public sector government, and economic egalitarianism.... 's (ANP) Bahadur Khan got away with 16,403 votes as the runner-up, according to unofficial results. On the other hand, Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...the political wing of the Pak Taliban... (JUI) candidate Anwar Khan secured just 91 votes, independent Obaiduillah Sajid 24, Liaquat Ali 17, Maulana Zia ul Haq 304, and Mirzada got 102 votes. A total of 38284 were polled while 1273 votes were rejected. The bye-election was held in the constituency after JI Ameer (chief) Sirajul Haq ...current head of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. Siraj was born in 1962 and entered politics shortly after that... stepped down, as member Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... assembly in the favors of a senatorial seat. Earlier, voting for the by-elections in PK-95 constituency held peacefully amid tight security arrangements. There are around 140,743 registered voters for the 85 polling stations across the constituency. Out of a total 85 about 33 polling stations were declared sensitive. Though, JI Chief Sirajul Haq had appealed to the female voters to exercise their right to vote but not a single woman was allowed even to go near a polling station, which is why the turnout was alarmingly low and clearly male-dominated. |
| Posted by:Fred |