RAWALPINDI, Pakistan : The results of Ninth Presidential Elections of Mukhtar Students Organisation Pakistan have been announced.

An announcement issued by Chief Election Commissioner Dr. Z.H. Naqvi says that Syed Baqir Hussain Naqvi (election symbol “Pen and Inkpot”) has been elected as new Central President with heavy majority.

The announcement said results received from polling stations set up in Federal Area, Azad Kashmir, Northern Areas and all the four provinces of the country, the overall turnout was 66 per cent.

According to results received in the Central Office of the Election Commission, Syed Baqir Hussain Naqvi (Pen and Inkpot) bagged 46 per cent votes against his opponents Ch. Saqlain Haideri (Flower) who bagged 16 per cent votes and Malik Khurram Shahzad (Lion) who bagged 4 per cent votes. Thus Baqir Hussain Naqvi was declared successful.

Addressing the office-bearers of Election Commission after receiving results from all over the country, Chief Election Commissioner Dr. Z.H. Naqvi lauded the untiring efforts of the whole polling staff. He said the polling remained peaceful throughout the country and all presidential candidates and workers fully participated in elections respecting the code of conduct that is laudable.

He believed that the newly elected President will play his role in promoting and disseminating not only the mission of Muhammad (SAW) and Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) utilising his all abilities and energy but would also carry out practical struggle for solution of problems of the student community.

He said Mukhtar Students Organisation is the only organisation in the world that is busy in achieving religious and organisational objectives fulfilling the constitutional norms purely on self-help basis. He congratulated the newly elected President on behalf of the Election Commission.