*RAWALPINDI: The Returning Officer (RO) has rejected PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Shabbir Awan’s plea for recounting of votesin the PP-7 Rawalpindi-II by-election.*
Announcing the reserved verdict on the PTI candidate’s plea, the ReturningOfficer said that the PTI candidate failed to provide solid evidence forthe recounting of votes.
In his verdict, the RO said that all polling agents were present at thetime of the announcement of the polling result in PP-7 by-election and therequest for a recount was rejected on the basis of lack of evidence.
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According to unofficial results, PML-N’s Raja Sagheer won the by-poll onthe Punjab Assembly seat with a margin of just 49 votes defeating MohammadShabbir Awan of the PTI. The PTI also raised questions over the delayedannouncement of the result in the constituency.
