Dr Arif Alvi elected Pakistan’s 13th president: unofficial results

ISLAMABAD: Dr Arif Alvi the candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been elected as the 13th President of Pakistan, according to unofficial results obtained by Geo News. 

VOTE COUNT

Dr Arif Alvi: 212 votes (NA and Senate) 45 (Balochistan Assembly), 41 (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly), 22 (Sindh Assembly). 

Aitzaz Ahsan: 81 votes (NA and Senate) 39 (Sindh Assembly).  

Fazlur Rehman:  131 (NA and Senate) 15 (Balochistan Assembly), 13 (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly).

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s Arif Alvi, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ahsan and Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, who was the joint candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), Awami National Party (ANP), Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and National Party, are in the run for the office of the country's president.

Ahsan and Fazl could not cast votes for themselves as the PPP leader is not a member of the Senate while the JUI-F chief is neither an MNA nor an MPA. Alvi was the only presidential candidate who cast vote for himself.

Polling ends

Polling for the presidential election commenced at 10am and concluded at 4pm. 

Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court presided over the election in the Parliament.

Prime Minister Imran Khan also cast his vote through secret ballot for the presidential election at 3:15pm.