PTI wins seat vacated by JUI-F chief

E-Paper | June 06, 2026

DERA ISMAIL KHAN/ TANK: The candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) won rather comfortably the by-election for the NA-25 (Tank-cum-D.I. Khan) constituency on Wednesday, according to provisional results.

The seat was vacated by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman who had won it in the general elections on May 11.

The PTI candidate, Dawar Khan Kundi, bagged 64,218 votes against 52,315 polled by Maulana Asad Mahmood of the JUI-F.

According to analysts, the defeat has come as a major setback for the JUI-F because it lost the NA-27 (Lakki Marwat) constituency also to the PTI on Aug 22.

Former National Assembly speaker and Pakistan Peoples Party leader Faisal Karim Kundi, who got the third highest votes in the general elections, did not contest the elections on Wednesday.

Dawar Khan Kundi had support of the Jamaat-i-Islami and Qaumi Watan Party, the PTI’s coalition partners in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.

Meanwhile, tough security measures were taken for the polling, with army personnel patrolling the streets and bazaars in the constituency.

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mujahid

Sep 19, 2013 07:14am

Sorry MFR now do you have any words to express besides talking against Imran & his party & now you lost convincingly from your own seat where not only you but also the future of your son has gone down the tube.Its time you just relax & keep your hard core capability of taking side with MNS thereby you might be able to become a part of the federal govt.

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mujahid

Sep 19, 2013 07:18am

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Irtiza

Sep 19, 2013 08:53am

I hope this time the polls were free and fair.

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Riztiz

Sep 19, 2013 09:43am

Well done PTI. It shows JUI slogans of declaring others as agents of Jews and Qadiani does not work.

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Syed Ali

Sep 19, 2013 09:57am

If our so called "religious" leaders have an iota of shame, they should ask for forgiveness, for their stupid rants and comments about other political parties and rivals. They seem to have such tunnel vision that they refuse to accept the realities! What is even more surprising is the support that these people get from simpleton Pakistanis..who do not know any better. I can see a healthy trend towards a real change in PTI politics. Pakistanis have tried almost all, except the PTI. Pakistanis should rally behind Imran Khan, to see what kind of real change he might bring. If he also fails, there won't be much lost..as the country has been down spiraling for last several decades!

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Naseem Altaf

Sep 19, 2013 10:19am

Hearty Congratulations and thanks to the citizens of DIK and Tank . InshaAllah, Dawar Khan Kundi will prove to be worth the confidence and trust reposed in him by the electorate. Congratulations to Dawar Khan and with the hope that you will work hard with diligence and wisdom for quality legislative work in the National Assembly and you will be give PTI, and Imran Khan the satisfaction of doing our little bit of service for the nation.

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Usman

Sep 19, 2013 01:35pm

Brilliant!

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M A Baig

Sep 19, 2013 08:20pm

If this is what Maulana sahib meant by "wiping PTI out in KPK" then I wish him good luck.

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Majid

Sep 19, 2013 10:39pm

Fazlu!!!! There is still time to repent, today you lost a seat never know tomorrow you could be gone from this world and then it will be too late,wallahualam.

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