当地时间13日，美国总统拜登就最新通胀形势发表讲话。    Lahore, Oct 15 (UNI) The outcome of by-polls on three National Assembly and three provincial assembly seats in Punjab on Sunday will be a popularity test for former prime minister Imran Khan where his party is ruling.

The party is expected to win out of six seats four seats in the country’s political heartland, according to a Geo news report.

The constituencies where polling will take place on Oct 16 are; NA-22 Mardan III, NA-24 Charsadda II, NA-31 Peshawar V, NA-108 Faisalabad VIII, NA-118 Nankana Sahib II, NA-157 Multan IV, NA-237 Malir II, NA-239 Korangi Karachi I, PP-241 Bahawalnagar-V, PP-209 Khanewal-VII, and PP-139 Sheikhupura-V.

The hallmark of the 2022 by-polls is that PTI Chairman Imran Khan is contesting all the NA seats except one that is NA-157, where the party has fielded Meher Bano Qureshi, the daughter of party vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi against PDM’s candidate Ali Musa Gilani.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, a total of 101 candidates from different political parties and independents are taking part in the vote: 52 in Punjab, 33 in Sindh and 16 in KP.

Around 4.472 million voters are registered in these constituencies.

The ECP has established 1,434 polling stations in Punjab, 979 in KP and 340 in Karachi.

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二 | 拜登表示，总体而言，过去两个月美国的物价基本持平，这对美国家庭来说是个好消息。但是，美国降低通胀还需更多的时间和决心。美国劳工部当日发布的最新数据显示，8月美国消费者价格指数（CPI）环比上涨0.1%，同比上涨8.3%。分析认为，居高不下的CPI同比增速再度强化了美联储持续激进加息的预期。（央视记者 顾乡 刘旭）