PTI-backed candidate Sheikh Waqas Akram has won from Jhang’s NA-109 constituency while Muhammad Arshad Sahi, another PTI-affiliated hopeful won the NA-111 seat from Nankana Sahib, according to ECP’s provisional results.

Akram won 176,586 votes, with PML-N’s Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh as the runner-up, while 113,709 voters chose Sahi in Nankana Sahib, with PML-N’s Muhammad Barjees Tahir coming second.

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