GILGIT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Syed Sohail Abbas has won from the GBA-3 constituency of Gilgit-Baltistan, whereas the newly elected members will take oath on November 25.
The elections in other constituencies were held on Nov 15. However, elections in the GBA-3 constituency were postponed, due to the death of PTI candidate and local president Jaffar Shah.
According to the unofficial and unverified results, PTI candidate Syed Sohail Abbas with 6,873 votes defeated independent candidate Dr Iqbal, who got 4,678 votes.
The PTI is now in a position of forming its own government in Gilgit-Baltistan after winning from eleven constituencies and joining of six successful independent candidates the party.
It is pertinent to mention here that the newly elected members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly will take oath on Nov 25.
