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MARDAN: Awami National Party’s (ANP) Himayatullah Mayar has reclaimed Mardan city’s Mayor’s office in a vote recount.
According to Returning Officer, ANP candidate Himayatullah Mayar votes have increased by 2,026 votes after which he bagged 58,484 votes.
The RO said that, the votes of JUI candidate Maulana Amanat Shah also increased by 2,028 votes, bringing his total votes to 51,966 after which he was declared runner up.
It is to be noted that the KP’s ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) faced defeat according to the unofficial and unconfirmed results of local bodies elections in the first phase.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has named the new organisational structure for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Information Minister announced on Saturday, a day after the premier dissolved all bodies after K-P setback.
Read more: KP LG polls: PTI loses mayor elections in Peshawar, Bannu, Kohat and Mardan
According to Fawad Chaudhry, Planning Minister Asad Umar had been chosen as the secretary general, while Member of National Assembly (MNA) Amir Mahmood Kayani was named Additional Secretary General of the party.
The following individuals had been named the presidents for various provincial divisions. Defence Minister Pervez Khattak for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi for Sindh; National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri for Balochistan; Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood for Punjab; Minister for Industries Khusro Bakhtiar for South Punjab.
