• Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)'s Khushbakht Shujaat ahead with 270 votes in Karachi's NA-250 polling booth No 12, whereas Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate Arif Alvi second with 54 votes.
  • PTI's Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar was leading with from Lahore's NA-128 polling station 218 followed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidaate Malik Afzal Khokhar.
  • Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) candidate Laiq Muhammad Khan leading in Mansehra's NA-21 constituency with PML-N leader Capt r Muhammad Safdar at second place.
  • PTI's Makhdoom Javed Hashmi lead from Multan's NA-149 constituency with PPP's Malik Amir Dogar at second place.
  • PTI chief Imran Khan held a significant lead against PML-N's Hanif Abbasi in rawalpindi's NA-56 constituency.

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