Imran Khan Wins Majority of Seats in Pakistan’s By-Elections
- Former PM is seeking early elections after ouster in April
- Elections on vacant parliament seats being held in phases
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Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan won the majority of seats in by-elections on Sunday, building momentum in his campaign to pressure the six-month-old government into calling an early national vote.
Khan contested seven of eight seats and has won six, according to data from the Election Commission of Pakistan. The Pakistan Peoples Party, a member of the ruling coalition, took the other two seats.