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Voting concludes at 3 polling stations as PPP, IPP candidates vie for Diamer seat in GB

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News Desk, & Nagri, J. (2026, November 15). Voting concludes at 3 polling stations as PPP, IPP candidates vie for Diamer seat in GB. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2044693/voting-concludes-at-3-polling-stations-as-ppp-ipp-candidates-vie-for-diamer-seat-in-gb

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Dawn · collected 2026-11-15 · by News Desk, Jamil Nagri

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Voting concluded on Sunday at three polling stations in Gilgit-Baltistan’s GBA-16 (Diamer-II) district, where Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Attaullah Shah and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) candidate Imam Malik competed in a repoll. The election, which involved 2,780 registered voters, saw allegations of misconduct, including a female polling officer reporting that Malik had slapped her. The original election results were contested, leading to a repoll ordered by an election tribunal due to procedural issues.
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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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Voting will continue until 5pm, and voters present inside the polling stations at the closing time will be allowed to cast their ballots.
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Voting will continue until 5pm, and voters present inside the polling stations at the closing time will be allowed to cast their ballots.
The ECO’s ministerial meeting will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and attended by foreign ministers and heads of delegations from ECO member states, along with representatives of the organisation’s secretariat and subsidiary bodies.
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The statement said that sanitisation operations would continue to eliminate “remaining holed-up khwarij from these areas”, adding that the counterterrorism campaign would continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.
The statement said that sanitisation operations would continue to eliminate “remaining holed-up khwarij from these areas”, adding that the counterterrorism campaign would continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.
“Inadequate shelter and deteriorating water, sanitation and healthcare services put civilian lives at grave risk, particularly those of children and infants, who could once again die from exposure to freezing temperatures,” it said.
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Voting will continue until 5pm, and voters present inside the polling stations at the closing time will be allowed to cast their ballots.
Voting will continue until 5pm, and voters present inside the polling stations at the closing time will be allowed to cast their ballots.
The authority said debris continued to slide at the site, while large boulders obstructing the road could not be removed using machinery and required blasting.
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He warned that negligence in ensuring the safety of foreign nationals, particularly Chinese citizens, would not be tolerated.
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Stating that attacks on security personnel challenge state authority and would not be tolerated, he ordered strengthened security, surveillance, and search operations in Bashidas, Sher Nallah, and surrounding areas.
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GILGIT Gilgit-Baltistan’s IPP Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s PPP

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Malik PERSON · 5× Shah PERSON · 5× IPP ORG · 3× Imam Malik PERSON · 2× Attaullah Shah PERSON · 1× GILGIT GPE · 1× Gilgit-Baltistan’s GPE · 1× Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s ORG · 1× Maria PERSON · 1× PPP ORG · 1×

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Voting at three stations in Gilgit-Baltistan’s GBA-16 (Diamer-II) concluded on Sunday, with PPP’s Attaullah Shah and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s (IPP) Imam Malik again vying for the seat in the repolling.
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Voting at three stations in Gilgit-Baltistan’s GBA-16 (Diamer-II) concluded on Sunday, with PPP’s Attaullah Shah and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s (IPP) Imam Malik again vying for the seat in the repolling. asserted
Shah → conclude → repolling
The electoral process began at 8am and continued until 5pm, with voters present within the polling station premises at that time allowed to cast their votes. asserted
voters → begin → votes
A total of 2,780 registered voters were eligible. asserted
total → register → voters
Polling officer Dr Maria told Dawn that IPP’s Imam Malik had allegedly slapped a female polling officer at the Sarai polling station. uncertain
Malik → tell → station
She said some minor unpleasant incidents had also occurred, but the overall situation remained fine. asserted
situation → say → ?
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
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. asserted
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
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