MARDAN - The Awami National Party (ANP) Cen­tral Senior Vice President, Ameer Haid­er Hoti, conceded defeat in the Mar­dan district elections on Friday. Independent candi­date Faisal Khan Tarrskai, supported by PTI, secured victory in PK-52 with 42,269 votes, defeating ANP’s Tausif Ijaz with 23,317 votes. In NA-26, independent candidate and for­mer PTI MNA Sajid Khan secured a substantial lead. Independent candi­date and former MNA Malik Bilal Re­hman stood third with 11542 votes in the same constituency. Similarly, in PK-71, Sohail Afridi, another independent candidate, secured 31,649 votes, sur­passing Bilawal Afridi of PML-N who received 7,401 votes.

Source: The Nation February 10, 2024 04:25 UTC