As general elections are being held across Pakistan, Sheikh Rashid, who between 1985 and 2018 won 8 elections from NA-56, is locking horns with key rival PML-N.
The country’s former interior minister remains in jail, and is contesting from jail against Hanif Abbasi the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed (PTI) independent candidate, Shehryar Riaz.
NA-56 Results (unofficial)
| Shehryar Riax | Hanif Abbasi |
| Total Votes | Total Votes |
| 1571 | 1327 |
NA-56 Candidates
AML – Sheikh Rashid Ahmad
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) – Hanif Abbasi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – Shehryar Riaz
Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) – Sumaira Gul
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) – Sajjad Akbar Abbasi
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