Hafiz Saeed's Political Party Defeated in Pakistani By-Election

Mumbai 26/11 Terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's political party has suffered a crushing defeat in a parliamentary by-election in Pakistan. The ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has defeated a candidate supported by Hafiz Saeed in a by-election in Gujranwala (NA-77) in Pakistan's Punjab province. According to the results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan, Mohammad Ibrahim Gurjar, the candidate of Hafiz Saeed's political wing Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), received more than 30,000 votes, while Rashid Bashir Virk, the candidate of PML-N, won more than 43,000 votes. This seat was vacated after the death of MP Mahmood Bashir Virk. Imran Khan's party PTI, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamaat-e-Islami did not field any candidate in this election. The percentage of voting during the by-election in Pakistan was quite low, while the ruling party PML-N boycotted the voting in a village due to violation of the Model Code of Conduct.