Chaudhry Nisar loses NA-53 poll to PTI candidate

Published May 13, 2013
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.—File Photo
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.—File Photo

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has lost the NA-53 election to Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf's Ghulam Sarwar, DawnNews reported.

The PTI candidate managed to bag 110,308 votes, while his PML-N opponent, and former leader of opposition in the National Assembly, managed to receive 102,942 votes.

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