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PML-N to consult coalition partners after Punjab by-polls defeat

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PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique speaking during a press conference in Lahore, on July 18, 2022. —YouTube/Hum news  PML-N has always accepted people’s decisions, says Khawaja Saad Rafique. We have saved country from default by putting our politics at stake, says PML-N leader. Federal minister lambasts PTI chairman Imran Khan for levelling false rigging allegations. LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Sunday said that the PML-N, following PTI's victory in the Punjab by-polls, would decide the next course of action in consultation with allied parties. PTI won in at least 15 out of 20 constituencies, according to unofficial results, while PML-N only clinched victory in three. An independent candidate defeated a PTI candidate in one, while a close contest for a Rawalpindi seat was underway early Monday morning. "We will hold a meeting with allied parties to decide what to do next," Rafique said, in a late Sunday night press conferen

PTI candidate leads PK-7 Swat by-polls

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Bypolls were held on PK-7 Swat constituency. SWAT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Haji Fazl Mulla is leading the by-polls for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat PK-7 Swat. According to unofficial results from 113 polling stations out of 124, Mulla is leading the count with 15,401 votes. He is closely followed by Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Hussain Ahmed who has secured 13,302 votes. ANP’s Husain Ahmed is supported by PPP, PML-N, QWP, JUI-F and others. The PK-7 Swat seat fell vacant after ANP MPA Wa