Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed candidate Khurram Zeeshan has clinched the Senate seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to details, Zeeshan has amassed 91 votes, while the opposition-backed candidate, Taj Afridi has bagged 45 votes.
The voting continued till 4:00 pm. The provincial election commissioner was on duty as the returning officer.
On the other side, the candidate needed at least 75 votes for emerging victorious.
It is pertinent to note that the seat had fallen vacant after the disqualification of PTI stalwart Shibli Faraz.
