Independents, PTI grab lion´s share of KP´s tribal area seats
(WorldNews Pakistan)

PESHAWAR: Independent candidates dominated the historic provincial assembly elections in the seven tribal districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) by securing six of the 16 general seats, while the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) grabbed five seats, according to the initial results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday. The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) won three seats, whereas the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) secured one seat each. The six independent MPAs-elect have assumed greater significance in the current situation as four provincial assembly seats reserved for women and another for non-Muslims have...