ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, his birthday celebration president Shehbaz Sharif and chief of the right-wing Jamat-i-Islami Sirajul Haq were among the stalwarts who suffered surprising defeat within the basic elections, Pakistani media reported on Thursday.
Abbasi, who assumed premiership after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif, had contested from NA-57 parliamentary seat in Rawalpindi, his native constituency of hill lodge of Murree, and NA-53 Islamabad, the place he lives, as a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate.
But according to the unofficial effects, the former premier had misplaced from each the seats.
The NA-57 is considered as probably the most most secure seat for the PML-N, from the place Abbasi's father had received for the first time in 1985. Abbasi had received this seat in 1990, 1993, 1997, 2008 and 2013 basic elections. He had misplaced only as soon as in 2002.
Apart from him, PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif, who had contested from three parliamentary seats -- one each and every in Karachi, Swat and Lahore, misplaced to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates in Karachi and NA-3 seat in Swat.
But he was main from the Lahore seat.
Others who had suffered in the day prior to this's elections come with politicians like Maulana Fazlur Rehman, president of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), who contested on two NA (National Assembly) seats from Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat in Khyber Pakhtukhwa but misplaced on each, according to unofficial effects.
Former Punjab law minister and an in depth confidante of Sharif, Rana Sanaulla was defeated in Faisalabad by the PTI candidate. Faisalabad is considered to be the stronghold of the PML-N.
Another PML-N stalwart, Khawaja Saad Rafique was defeated by PTI chairman Imran Khan in Lahore, while former chief minister of Sindh, Arbab Rahim was defeated by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Omerkot region of Sindh.
Asfandyar Wali Khan, grandson of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, misplaced from NA-24 Charsadda, which is his house constituency. He was defeated by Fazal Khan of PTI.
Sirajul Haq, chief of the rightwing Jamat-i-Islami, was defeated on NA-7 Lower Dir seat, thought to be to be the probably the most most secure constituency of Jamat.
Meanwhile, PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was defeated on NA-8 Malakand seat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but he was successful from his house constituency of Larkana in Sindh.
Former internal minister and estranged PML-N chief Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan, who had contested on two NA seats, was shedding on each the seats in opposition to PTI candidates.
The PTI chief, who had contested on five NA seats, was main on they all.
The Election Commission of Pakistan continues to be compiling the legit effects.
Abbasi, who assumed premiership after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif, had contested from NA-57 parliamentary seat in Rawalpindi, his native constituency of hill lodge of Murree, and NA-53 Islamabad, the place he lives, as a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate.
But according to the unofficial effects, the former premier had misplaced from each the seats.
The NA-57 is considered as probably the most most secure seat for the PML-N, from the place Abbasi's father had received for the first time in 1985. Abbasi had received this seat in 1990, 1993, 1997, 2008 and 2013 basic elections. He had misplaced only as soon as in 2002.
Apart from him, PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif, who had contested from three parliamentary seats -- one each and every in Karachi, Swat and Lahore, misplaced to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates in Karachi and NA-3 seat in Swat.
But he was main from the Lahore seat.
Others who had suffered in the day prior to this's elections come with politicians like Maulana Fazlur Rehman, president of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), who contested on two NA (National Assembly) seats from Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat in Khyber Pakhtukhwa but misplaced on each, according to unofficial effects.
Former Punjab law minister and an in depth confidante of Sharif, Rana Sanaulla was defeated in Faisalabad by the PTI candidate. Faisalabad is considered to be the stronghold of the PML-N.
Another PML-N stalwart, Khawaja Saad Rafique was defeated by PTI chairman Imran Khan in Lahore, while former chief minister of Sindh, Arbab Rahim was defeated by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Omerkot region of Sindh.
Asfandyar Wali Khan, grandson of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, misplaced from NA-24 Charsadda, which is his house constituency. He was defeated by Fazal Khan of PTI.
Sirajul Haq, chief of the rightwing Jamat-i-Islami, was defeated on NA-7 Lower Dir seat, thought to be to be the probably the most most secure constituency of Jamat.
Meanwhile, PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was defeated on NA-8 Malakand seat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but he was successful from his house constituency of Larkana in Sindh.
Former internal minister and estranged PML-N chief Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan, who had contested on two NA seats, was shedding on each the seats in opposition to PTI candidates.
The PTI chief, who had contested on five NA seats, was main on they all.
The Election Commission of Pakistan continues to be compiling the legit effects.
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