Islamabad (September 05, 2018): President-elect Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday resigned from his National Assembly seat of NA-247.
Alvi has forwarded his resignation to the NA secretariat.
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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza will announce the final presidential election result today.
After the announcement of official result, the Federal Government would notify the name of successful candidate for the slot of President of Pakistan.
The term of incumbent President Mamnoon Hussain is due to expire on Saturday.
Earlier on September 04, Dr Arif Alvi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was elected 13th President of Pakistan, according to unofficial and unconfirmed results.
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The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with the support of its allied parties has fielded Karachi-based Dr Arif Alvi, whereas Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians’ presidential candidate is Aitzaz Ahsan. JUI-Fazl’s Maulana Fazlur Rehman is in the poll arena on the behalf of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and some other opposition groups.
National and Senate:
PTI candidate Arif Alvi secured 212 votes, joint opposition candidate Maulana Fazalur Rehman 131 and PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan 81 votes.
Dr Arif Alvi: 212 votes (NA and Senate) 45 (Balochistan Assembly), 41 (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly), 22 (Sindh Assembly).
Fazlur Rehman: 131 (NA and Senate) 15 (Balochistan Assembly), 13 (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly).
Aitzaz Ahsan: 81 votes (NA and Senate) 39 (Sindh Assembly).
Punjab Assembly
In Punjab 351 out of 354 parliamentarians cast their vote.
Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Justice Yawar Ali presided over the polling process while election commissioner Punjab, Zafar Iqbal Hussain, performed duties as returning officer.
PTI’s Abdul Aleem Khan was the first to cast his vote in the Punjab Assembly.
Sindh Assembly
158 members of the Sindh Assembly cast their vote in the presidential election with five lawmakers abstaining. According to reports Aitzaz Ahsan received 100 votes and Arif Alvi 56 votes. Two votes were dismissed in the election.
According to the electoral system, Aitzaz received 39 votes and Alvi 22 votes.
Sindh High Court Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh performed the duty of presiding officer.
KP Assembly
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, 111 out of 112 lawmakers cast their vote in the election.
Arif Alvi received 78 votes, Fazlur Rehman 26 votes and Aitzaz Ahsan received 2 votes. Two votes of lawmakers were dismissed.
According to the electoral formula, Arif Alvi votes tally to 41 votes and 13 votes for Fazlur Rehman
Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth supervised the polling process in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
Balochistan Assembly
Arif Alvi received 45 votes and Fazlur Rehman received 15 votes in the provincial assembly. One lawmaker did not cast his vote in the election.
Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar acted as presiding officer.
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