LAHORE MIRROR — In a first, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Murtaza Wahab won Karachi’s mayoral elections, defeating Jamat-e-Islami’s (JI) Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) held the election for the Karachi mayor and deputy mayor of the port city today at the Arts Council of Pakistan.
[6/15, 1:12 PM] Faisal Ghumman: The mayoral contest was between Wahab and Rehman, as all the other candidates had withdrawn their nomination papers. The respective deputy mayor candidates of the PPP and JI are Salman Abdullah Murad and Saifuddin.
According to the entry register 303 elected members reached the polling station. Three elected members were brought in an armoured personnel carrier.
However, sources within ECP confirmed that 333 members reached the city council while 33 were absent.
