KARACHI: Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui, a candidate for the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), won the race for mayor of Karachi by defeating Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, a candidate for Jamat-e-Islami (JI).
The PPP stalwart received 173 votes, while Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman received 160 votes, according to unofficial and disputed data.
The change occurred when the Karachi Arts Council (KAC) Mayor and Deputy Mayor races between JI and PPP heated up.
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