CHAKWAL: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Haider Sultan has won the by-election in PP-20 Chakwal-I by bagging 75,655 votes, unofficial and unconfirmed results from all polling stations revealed late Tuesday. Sultan was followed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) nominee Tariq Afzal, who could secure 45,702 votes. The Punjab Assembly seat fell vacant following the death of PML-N MPA Liaquat Ali Khan. The process of voting started at 8am and continued until 5pm on Tuesday. The by-election has been a test for the ruling party as the constituency has long been a PML-N stronghold and is expected to serve as a curtain raiser for the general election later this year. Though this is Sultan’s first attempt at a provincial assembly seat, his family has held the PP-20 seat since 1985, losing it only once in the 2002 election. Published in Daily Times, January 10th 2018.