Abbottabad by-election: Fight breaks out, polling halted

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

ABBOTTABAD: Polling in the PK-45 constituency, Abbottabad-II, was suspended on Thursday after a fight broke out between the workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), DawnNews reported.

The by-election was to be held today in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Abbottabad town.

Stiff competition was expected between PTI’s Ali Asghar Khan and PML-N’s Farid Abbasi.

Around 118,000 voters are registered in the provincial assembly constituency.

The PK-45 seat in the KP Assembly was won by Sardar Mehtab Abbasi in the 2013 general elections. He vacated the seat when he was appointed as the governor of the province. The seat has been won by the Abbasi family since 1988.

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Rashid Ishaq

Jun 05, 2014 10:42am

so what us update? Are we gonna see the completed contest today or not?

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Aamir

Jun 05, 2014 11:04am

This is such a shame that it's even difficult to hold a peaceful election on single constituency. The election commission is ineffective. We badly need electoral reforms as advocated by IK for election that is acceptable to all. Otherwise democracy bye bye

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Malikpur Janderbari Abbottabad

Jun 05, 2014 02:23pm

Despite of using whole KPK government for rigging purposes even than PTI cannot win this seat. All police officials, teachers and govt functionaries strictly advised to vote for PTI candidate but people in the area resisting and in some poling stations fighting is also going on.... Sardar Farid is leading heavely.....

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ali ahmed

Jun 05, 2014 02:24pm

it seem PTI wanted to do rigging stop by PML

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Amir Khan

Jun 05, 2014 02:56pm

@Malikpur Janderbari Abbottabad How do you know Sardar Farid is leading , polling has not yet closed.

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Taimoor Khan

Jun 05, 2014 03:22pm

@Malikpur Janderbari Abbottabad Absolute nonsense, Mr Mahtab is governor of KPK and being part of PML (N) , going by the track record of his party, rigging is only associated with PML (N). Its about time PTI stop this non sense of stealing people's mandate, be it by force.

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khuma

Jun 05, 2014 05:06pm

Both are equal for common citizens of Abbotabad. One party is seasoned while other is learning how to rig and vanish.

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Afzal

Jun 08, 2014 01:37pm

@Taimoor Khan pti stealing mandate ? that is something plmn do best not pti!

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