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• Preliminary count has PPP ahead on 10 seats; PML-N has upper hand in six constituencies

• Independents carve out leads on five seats; PTI-aligned candidates set to claim two districts; MWM ahead in one race

• PPP, PTI complain of widespread irregularities

GILGIT: The PPP appeared to be leading in the unofficial, early tallies for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, even as political parties cried foul and levelled serious allegations of vote-rigging.