Counting underway to elect 19 senators as ECP puts off ballot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD (MNP) – The counting of votes is underway for 19 vacant seats of the Senate following unopposed election of 18 senators from Punjab and Balochistan and delay in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced by the ECP.
As many as 59 candidates are in the run for the Senate elections.
Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan completed all preparations for the nationwide Senate elections scheduled for Tuesday (today).
Voting in the National Assembly and provincial assemblies started at 9am and will continue till 4pm.
Polling is taking place in the National Assembly and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh. The process is aimed at electing two senators from Islamabad, five from Punjab, 12 from Sindh and 11 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
