PPP’s Murtaza Wahab elected Karachi mayor with 173 votes

Author: Web Desk

Ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui has won the Karachi Mayor seat by outclassing Jamat-e-Islami (JI) candidate Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman.

According to unofficial and unverified results, the PPP stalwart secured 173 votes whereas Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman got 160 votes.

The development comes as JI, and PPP locked horns for Karachi Mayor and Deputy Mayor seats at Karachi Arts Council (KAC).

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