PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique, who lost his seat by the narrowest of margins on July 25, is back in the game.
PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique, who lost his seat by the narrowest of margins on July 25, is back in the game.

The candidates for by-polls to eight national and 11 provincial assemblies’ seats in Punjab spent a hectic day to woo voters before the campaign concluded on Friday midnight, Zulqernain Tahir reports.

Will Shahid Khaqan Abbasi return to parliament? Will Saad Rafique reclaim the seat he lost by only 600 votes? How well has the PPP and PML-N's promise to support each other on key seats worked out? Read on to find out.

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