PPP makes clean sweep in Karachi LG by-elections
Pakistan
Wins 8 out of 10 seats in city
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has made a clean sweep in local government (LG) by-elections, with securing eight out of total 10 seats in the city, according to an official results.
The PPP won three chairman seats, one vice-chairman and four ward members.
The candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami won on two seats. In Sukkur, PPP won seats of chairman and vice-chairman from UC 29, strengthening its position in the city. The position of PPP is also stable in Ghotki and Tando Muhammad Khan.
In Shikarpur, the candidate of JUI-F was successful in the seat of the chairman of Union Council Mahmuda Bagh. In Hyderabad, the PPP also managed to get two chairman and one vice-chairman seats.
PPP candidates and workers took out a rally to celebrate their victory. They displayed fireworks and distributed sweets.
The turnout was quite low. JI workers and leaders rejected the results and accused the Sindh government of using state machinery to will the elections.
Its workers held a protest rally in front of the office of DRO. Overall polling in the city remained peaceful. Police took tight security measures for peaceful by-polls.
