The results of the Senate elections for 11 seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) emerged on Monday, with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and opposition parties securing six and five seats, respectively, under a pre-agreed seat-sharing formula. The polling, held in the KP Assembly, saw lawmakers from all parties cast their votes under tight security arrangements. Out of the seven general seats, PTI candidates emerged victorious on four, while the opposition secured three. PTI’s Murad Saeed secured most number of votes (26), followed by party colleague Faisal Javed and Mirza Mohammad Afridi as they secured 22 and 21 votes, respectively.

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