Skardu by-election: PPP candidate wins GBA-09, according to unofficial results

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Nagri, J. (2026, September 5). Skardu by-election: PPP candidate wins GBA-09, according to unofficial results. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2027668/skardu-by-election-ppp-candidate-wins-gba-09-according-to-unofficial-results

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Dawn · collected 2026-09-05 · by Jamil Nagri

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A by-election was held in Skardu's GBA-09 constituency on Saturday, with PPP candidate Akhtar Abbas Nashad winning by a margin of 455 votes according to unofficial results. Nashad secured 8,040 votes, while his rival independent candidate Wazir Mohammad Saleem received 7,585 votes. The by-election was announced after the GB Supreme Appellate Court disqualified Fida Muhammad Nashad from running in the June general elections. Over 33,000 voters were registered to cast their ballots, and a large contingent of police personnel and GB Scouts were deployed for security.
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Story summary

In a closely contested by-election held on Saturday, PPP candidate Akhtar Abbas Nashad won the GBA-09 (Skardu-III) seat in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly by a margin of 305 votes. Abbas secured 8,399 votes, while his opponent, independent candidate Wazir Saleem, received 8,094 votes. The by-election was held after the GB Supreme Appellate Court disqualified Abbas's father, Fida Muhammad Nashad, who had been declared a returned candidate in the June general elections. A total of 33,985 voters, including 17,658 men and 15,868 women, were registered to cast their ballots. More than 800 police personnel were deployed under special security arrangements for the polling, which remained largely smooth and peaceful. The constituency recorded an overall voter turnout of 51.79% in the election.

Written for “Skardu By-Election Results” on 2026-10-22, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Skardu By-Election Results
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This article reads unscored and hedges 33% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Close contest expected between PPP, independent candidate in Saturday's Skardu by-election same event · 100%
Dawn · 0.87 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 19% hedged 5 of 26 📰 publisher trust 71
“Both articles report on the same by-election in Skardu-III constituency and both mention Akhtar Abbas Nashad as the PPP candidate who won”
PPP's Akhtar Abbas Nashad wins by-election in Skardu's GBA-09 same event · 90%
Dawn · 0.98 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 23% hedged 3 of 13 📰 publisher trust 71
“Both articles report on the same by-election in Skardu's GBA-09, with PPP candidate Akhtar Abbas Nashad winning against independent candidate Wazir Mohammad Saleem.”
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33%
4 of 12 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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71/100
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Who wrote this

Jamil Nagri
18 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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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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🔮 They said Abbas could retain his father’s vote bank and may benefit from public sympathy following Nashad’s disqualification by the GB Supreme Appellate Court.
2026-09-06 · mixed framing · PPP's Akhtar Abbas Nashad wins by-election in Skardu's GBA-09
🔮 They said Abbas could retain his father’s vote bank and may benefit from public sympathy following Nashad’s disqualification by the GB Supreme Appellate Court.
2026-09-05 · mixed framing · Skardu by-election: PPP candidate wins GBA-09, according to unofficial results
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Topics

GILGIT PML PPP the GB Supreme Appellate Court the Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission

Subjects

PPP ORG · 4× Nashad PERSON · 3× Abbas PERSON · 2× the GB Supreme Appellate Court ORG · 2× Akhtar Abbas PERSON · 1× Akhtar Abbas Nashad PERSON · 1× Fida Muhammad Nashad PERSON · 1× GILGIT GPE · 1× Wazir Mohammad Saleem PERSON · 1× the Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission ORG · 1×

Narrative

District Returning Officer (DRO) Hamza Murad told Dawn on Friday that GBA-09 had 61 polling stations, of which 25 had been declared sensitive under Category A, 11 had been placed in Category B as medium-sensitive, and 25 had been classified as normal under Category C.
framing: mixed · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-06
🔮 They said Abbas could retain his father’s vote bank and may benefit from public sympathy following Nashad’s disqualification by the GB Supreme Appellate Court.
2026-09-06 · Dawn
Skardu by-election: PPP candidate wins GBA-09, according to unofficial results · mixed framing
2026-09-06 · Dawn
PPP's Akhtar Abbas Nashad wins by-election in Skardu's GBA-09 · mixed framing

Claims (12 extracted, 4 hedged)

PPP candidate Akhtar Abbas Nashad won the by-election in GBA-09 Skardu-III by a margin of 455 votes after a closely contested race, according to preliminary and unofficial results. uncertain
Nashad → win → results
Nashad secured 8,040 votes, while his rival, independent candidate Wazir Mohammad Saleem, received 7,585 votes, according to unofficial results. uncertain
rival → secure → results
The by-election was announced by the Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission after the GB Supreme Appellate Court disqualified PPP candidate Fida Muhammad Nashad, who had been declared a returned candidate in the June general elections. asserted
who → announce → elections
A total of 33,985 voters, including 17,658 men and 15,868 women, were registered to cast their ballots in Saturday’s by-election. asserted
total → include → election
Nashad’s son, Akhtar Abbas, contested the election on PPP’s ticket, while Mohammad Ajmal contested from the PML-N. Former minister Mohammad Saleem, who is contesting as an independent, was also among 10 candidates who have filed their nomination papers. asserted
who → contest → papers
More than 800 police personnel, in addition to GB Scouts, were deployed under special security arrangements for the polling. asserted
personnel → deploy → polling
The electoral process remained largely smooth and peaceful. asserted
process → remain → ?
A local holiday was declared in the constituency. asserted
holiday → declare → constituency
According to the notification issued by the Skardu district magistrate, the holiday was declared to “facilitate eligible voters in exercising their right to franchise and to ensure the smooth and peaceful conduct of polls”. uncertain
holiday → accord → polls
Analysts said a close contest was expected between PPP’s Abbas and independent candidate Saleem. asserted
contest → say → Abbas
They said Abbas could retain his father’s vote bank and may benefit from public sympathy following Nashad’s disqualification by the GB Supreme Appellate Court. uncertain
Abbas → say → Court
District Returning Officer (DRO) Hamza Murad told Dawn on Friday that GBA-09 had 61 polling stations, of which 25 had been declared sensitive under Category A, 11 had been placed in Category B as medium-sensitive, and 25 had been classified as normal under Category C. asserted
25 → tell → C.
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