Kasur: NA-140 results run into controversy

KASUR: The by-polls in constituency NA-140 have run into controversy after the initially declared results were changed late in the night, Geo News reported.

According to sources, earlier an independent candidate Azeem Lakhvi was reported to have won the seat defeating another independent runner, Malik Rasheed Khan, but the tables seemed to have been turned in the favour of the latter after the final tally.

Upon this Azeem Lakhvi’s supporters protested and staged a sit-in, which was in progress till the filing of report.

Election Commission of Pakistan has offered a recount in the Sunday afternoon (today) in the presence of both parties to settle the matter.