KARACHI – Hours before
by-polls at NA-245 and PS-115 began, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate
Amjadullah Khan from NA-245 pulled himself from the partyand joined Muttahida
Qaumi Movement (MQM).
An emergency press
conference expected by the PTI was annulled after a clash between its workers vented.
By-polls in the two electorates began at 8:00am amid strict security and will
continue till 5:00pm without any disturbance.
The NA-245 electorate
includes areas: Nagan Chowrangi, Sakhi Hasan, Five Star, Shadman and barren
areas around the Inter Board Office. There are 409,655 recorded voters in the
area. There are 227 polling stations in the area.
By-polls at NA-245 are being
conducted in the area after MQM National Assembly member Rehan Hashmi resigned
from his seat. The constituency PS-115 includes areas around Lines Area and New
Sindhi Muslim Society.
At PS115 the main competitors
are the MQM candidate Faisal Rafiq and Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi candidate
Jamil Qadri. The seat was left empty after Haqiqi parliamentarian Arshad Vohra
resigned. He has been designated as deputy mayor by the MQM now.
Over 100,000 voters have been registered in the electorates.
There are 83 polling stations in the area.
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