PP-123's ballot papers recounting starts.

TOBA TEK SINGH -- The recounting process of ballot papers of Pirmahal PP-123 started on Tuesday, and recounting of ballot papers of 10 polling stations out of 209 was completed.

On a petition filed by PTI runner-up candidate Sonia Ali Raza, Supreme Court had ordered recounting of the votes. PML-N MPA Pir Qutab Ali Baba himself and runner-up Sonia Ali Raza's election agents remained present during recounting.

On the other hand, employees of computerised land record centre staged a protest demonstration and wore black armbands for their demands on Tuesday at Pirmahal. They told that for the last two years their salaries had not been increased while they had been given basic pay scale 11 in Punjab while the employees of same centre had been awarded BPS-14 in Balochistan. They demanded increase in their salaries and pay scale 14. They warned that if their demands were not accepted by Nov 26, they would be forced to go on strike.

56 religious activists released

As many as 56 religious activists arrested in recent protests were released from District Jail on Monday. The district administration withdrew detention...