OKARA: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates Friday won local government by-elections. Rao Muhammad Taqi got 633 votes in by-election of Ward No 20 of Municipal Committee Okara while his opponent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ticketholder Chaudhry Muhammad Naeem secured 606 votes. In MC Basirpur by-election of Ward No 6, PTI ticketholder Mian Khalid Imtiaz Wattoo got 707 votes beating PML-N candidate Fayyaz Ahmad Khokhar, who secured 705 votes.
14 BOOKED: Police booked 14 people on charges of decanting illegally in the city area.
2 KALASHNIKOVS RECOVERED: Sadar Depalpur police recovered two illegal Kalashnikovs from two accused. Muhammad Irfan and Kashif told police about the guns during an investigation of robbery cases.
Prosecution, however, submitted that this trust was established by Dr. Abdul Qadir in his lifetime
Salman claims SCBA president office is a ceremonial post while secretariat of association is controlled by secretary
Court instructed secretary Ministry of Interior to submit a report on November 21
Akram cautioned government against using strong-arm tactics to thwart PTI’s upcoming march
JIT investigating May 9 incidents concluded that Shah Mehmood Qureshi incited violence through social media
Notable absentees from PTI meetings include MNAs Atif Khan and Junaid Akbar
