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Low Voter Turnout Marks NA-168 Bahawalpur-V By-Election
Voters in NA-168 Bahawalpur-V went to the polls last Sunday (September 27, 2026) to elect their representative to the National Assembly in a by-election that was marked by low voter turnout and a decline in the number of invalid votes. Malik Muhammad Iqbal of the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) won the constituency in GE-2024, defeating […]
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