KARACHI: (HRNW) Pakistan Peopleās Party (PPP) leader Murtaza Wahab has won a local government (LG) seat which was crucial to retain his position as Karachi Mayor.
Murtaza Wahab has managed to win an LG seat which was crucial to retaining his Karachi mayoral post. In the by-polls, Wahab was elected unopposed as the Union Council (UC) chairman in Ibrahim Hyderi.
The politician will also participate in the polls from Gizri and Keamari areas.
The PPP leader had been directly nominated and elected as the Karachi mayor by the majority of LG representatives in June. However, he was due to participate in an elections within six months to retain his position in accordance with the amended Sindh LG Act.