PPP’s Shah, IPP’s Malik face off again as repolling under way for Diamer seat at 3 polling stations

Attaullah Shah of the PPP and Imam Malik of the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party are competing in a repoll for the GBA-16 (Diamer-II) seat in Gilgit. Voting is taking place at three polling stations with 2,780 registered voters participating. The repoll follows a series of legal challenges and reversals, with the most recent decision by an election tribunal on November 6th ordering the re-poll after Malik contested the results from three specific stations.

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As of November 15, 2026, repolling is under way at three polling stations in Diamer, Gilgit-Baltistan, where Attaullah Shah of the PPP and Imam Malik of the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) are vying for the GBA-16 (Diamer-II) seat. A total of 2,780 registered voters are eligible to vote, with voting set to continue until 5pm local time. Initially, the Election Commission had declared Malik the winner, but Shah challenged the decision, leading to the suspension of Malik's membership in September. Following this, Shah was declared the winner after the postal ballots were verified and counted. The repolling is occurring due to issues identified in the initial election process.

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Initially, the Election Commission had declared him the returned candidate for GBA-16 (Diamer-II), but his membership was suspended in September after Shah filed a petition before an election tribunal.

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PPP’s Attaullah Shah and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s (IPP) Imam Malik are again vying for the GBA-16 (Diamer-II) seat in Gilgit as repolling is under way at three stations. asserted

repolling → vie → stations

A total of 2,780 registered voters are eligible to cast their votes. asserted

total → register → votes

Voting will continue until 5pm, and voters present inside the polling stations at the closing time will be allowed to cast their ballots. asserted

voters → continue → ballots

Among the two candidates, Malik had contested the June elections in Gilgit-Baltistan as an independent candidate, but had later joined the IPP. asserted

Malik → contest → IPP

Shah → declare → tribunal

The plea contended that the returning officer (RO) had issued Form-49 without counting the postal ballots. asserted

officer → contend → ballots

In its order on Sept 11, the tribunal directed the relevant RO to complete the verification and counting of postal ballot papers by September 16 and, meanwhile, suspended Malik’s membership. asserted

tribunal → direct → membership

Subsequently, the counting and verification of postal ballots for GBA-16 (Diamer-II) was held and Shah was declared the winner on Sept 14. asserted

Shah → hold → Sept

According to the revised consolidated results issued by the GB Election Commission on Form-49, Shah secured 6,618 votes, defeating Malik by a margin of just 13 votes. uncertain

Shah → accord → votes

But then, Malik had challenged the tribunal’s decision before the GB Supreme Appellate Court. asserted

Malik → challenge → Court

On Sept 19, the appellate court dismissed his appeal against the suspension of his membership and upheld the tribunal’s decision declaring Shah the returned candidate. asserted

Shah → dismiss → decision

Malik later again challenged the results at three polling stations and petitioned the election tribunal to order re-polling. asserted

Malik → challenge → polling

The tribunal accepted his plea and suspended Shah’s membership and directed the chief election commissioner to conduct re-polling at the three polling stations within 12 days of Nov 6. asserted

tribunal → accept → Nov

PPP’s Shah, IPP’s Malik face off again as repolling under way for Diamer seat at 3 polling stations

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