ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: According to unofficial results, the following were elected district nazims in the four provinces in the polls held on Thursday.

PUNJAB: Lahore — Mian Amer Mahmood (PML), Faisalabad — Rana Zahid Tauseef (ARD), Multan — Mian Faisal Ahmad (PML), Rawalpindi — Javed Ikhlas (PML), Gujranwala — Fayyaz Chattha (PML), Sheikhupura — Mian Jalil Sharqpuri (PML), Nankana — Pir Mumtaz Ali (PML), Kasur — Rana Hayat Khan (ARD), Pakpattan — Rao Hasim Naseem (opposition alliance), Vehari — Shahid Mehdi Naseem (PML ‘rebel’), Khushab — Malik Ghulam Muhammad Tiwana (Tiwana-PML alliance), Jhang — Sahibzada Hameed Sultan (PML), Narowal — Dr Namet Javed (PML), Bahawalpur —Tariq Bashir Cheema (PML), Layyah — Malik Ghulam Haider Thind (PML), Muzaffargarh — Abdul Qayyum Jatoi (ARD), Sialkot — Akmal Cheema (PML), Khanewal — Ahmadyar Hiraj (PML), Rajanpur — Rayaz Khan Dreshak (PML), Okara — Asad Ali Gilani (PML), Rahimyar Khan — Rafiq Haider Leghari (PML), Dera Ghazi khan — Maqsood Leghari (opposition alliance), Attock — Tahir Sadiq (PML), Chakwal — Ghulam Abbas (PML), Jhelum — Ch Farrukh Altaf (PML), Mandi Bahauddin — Riaz Asghar Warriach (PML), Toba Tek Singh — Ch Abdus Sattar (PML), Hafizabad — Mubashir Abbas Bhatti (PML), Sahiwal — Rai Hassan Nawaz (Rai group), Bahawalnagar — Mian Mumtaz Ahmad Matiana (PML), Sargodha — Anwarul Haq Piracha (PML), Lodhran — Abdul rehman Kanju (Kanju group), Mianwali — Obaidulla Shadikhel (Shadikhel group).

SINDH: Hyderabad — Kanwar Naveed Jameel(Haq Parast), Larkana — Mohammad Bux Aarejo(Khushhal Pakistan Panel), Sanghar — Khuda Bux Rajar (Faqir Dost Panel), Kashmore — Saleem Jan Mazari (KPP), Thatta — Shafqat Shah Shirazi (KPP), Mirpurkhas — Dr Kaneez Sughra Junejo (FDP), Umerkot — Maghan Mangrio (FDP), Jamshoro — Malik Asad Sikandar (Awam Dost Panel), Jacobabad — Begum Saeeda Soomro (KPP), Tando Mohammad Khan — Mir Inayat Ali Talpur (KPP), Sukkur — Syed Nasir Hussain Shah (KPP), Shikarpur — Mohammad Arif Mahar (KPP), Khairpur — Niaz Hussain Shah (Khairpur Dost Panel), Tando Allahyar — Dr Raheela Magsi (Azad Magsi Ittehad), Qambar-Shahdadkot — Nawab Shabbir Ahmed Chandio (KPP), Dadu — Karim Ali Jatoi (Dadu Ittehad), Badin — Ali Anwar Halepoto (KPP), Tharparkar — Arbab Anwar (Unopposed) (KPP), Matiari — Mohammad Ali Shah Jamote (Unopposed) (Jamote Ittehad), Naushahro Feroze — Aqib Jatoi (Unopposed) (KPP), Nawabshah — Results not announced due to tie between ADP candidate Ms Faryal Talpur and KPP candidate Khan Mohammad Dahiri.

NWFP: Abbottabad — Raja Haider Zaman (Khushal Pakistan Panel,PML), Bannu — Azam Durrani (Muttahida Group, JUI-F), Batgram — Ehsanullah (MG), Buner — Haji Rauf (Watan Dost, ANP). Charsadda — Naseer Mohammad Khan (KPP), Chitral — Maghfirat Shah (Al-Khidmat, JI). Dera Ismail Khan — Mukhtiar Ahmed (KPP), Dir Lower (tie between PPP-P and JI), Dir Upper —Sahibzada Tariqullah (A-K), Hangu — Ghaniur Rehman (Taraqi Pasand, PPP-S), Haripur — Yousaf Ayub (Watan Nawaz, PML-N), Karak — Rehmat Salam Khattak(WN), Kohat — Seth Gohar Saifullah (KPP), Kohistan — Dr Saifur Rehman (MG), Lakki Marwat — Humayum Saifullah (KPP), Malakand Agency — Haji Fida Mohammad (TP), Mansehra — Sardar Mohammad Yousuf (KPP), Mardan — Himayatullah Mayar (WD), Nowshera — Dawood Khattak (Awam Dost, PPP), Peshawar — Haji Ghulam Ali (MG), Shangla — Dr Ibad (KPP), Swabi — Shehram Khan Tarakai (KPP), Swat — Jamal Nasir (KPP), Tank — Riaz Khan Kundi (KPP).

BALOCHISTAN: Quetta — Mir Maqbool Ahmed Lehri (Khushal Pakistan Panel, PML), Nushki —Mir Bahadur Khan Mengal (PML), Washuk —Mir Habib-ur-Rehman Mohammad Hasni (PML), Jaffarabad — Mir Khan Mohammad Jamali (PML), Nasirabad — Sardar Fateh Mohammad Umrani (PML), Barkhan — Mir Habibullah Khetran (PML), Sibi — Mir Ali Mardan Domki (PML), Bolan — Sardar Khan Rind (PML), Gwadar-Mir Abdul Ghafoor Kalmati (PML), Chagai — Mir Hashim Khan Notezai (PML), Loralai — Jahanzaib Khan Luni (PML-PMAP-alliance), Jhal Magsi — Nawabzada Khalid Hussain Khan Magsi of Jhal Magsi (PML) Lasbela — Jam Mir Kamal Khan of Lasbela district (PML), Kohlu — Ali Gul (Independent), Pishin — Maulana Kamal-ud-din (JUI- F), Ziarat — Dilawar Khan Kakar (JUI- F), Qila Abdullah — Haji Adam Khan (JUI- F), Qila Saifullah — Maulana Anwar-ud-din (JUI- F), Zhob — Molvi Habib-ur-Rehman (JUI- F), Kalat — Mir Niamtullah Khan Zehri (National Party-JUI alliance), Khuzdar — Sardar Naseer Ahmed Moosini (NP - Balochistan National Party Mengal-alliance), Awaran-Mir Khair Jan Baloch (NP), Mastung — Sardar Kamal Khan Bangulzai (P-BNP-M-alliance), Musakhel — Sardar Taimoor Shah (Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party), Kech — Mir Abdul Rauf Rind (Balochistan National Party-Awami), Panjgur-Mir Asadullah Khan Baloch (BNPA), Dera Bugti — Mir Mohammad Kazim Bugti (Jamhoori Watan Party), Kharan – election postponed.

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