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Anas Sarwar's father, Mohammad Sarwar (inset) is an ex-MP and is now the govenor of Punjab in Pakistan
SCOTS-Pakistani voters have received phone calls and messages from Pakistan urging them to vote for Anas Sarwar’s Labour Party, The National can reveal.
WhatsApp messages have been circulated in the name of Mohammad Sarwar, the candidate’s ex-MP dad who is now the governor of Punjab.
They come from a phone registered in Pakistan and were sent individually to Scottish voters. Others have received calls to their homes from numbers matching Islamabad-based mobile network Jazz Pakistan.
Those contacted include residents of the Glasgow Southside seat Anas Sarwar aims to win from Nicola Sturgeon. Both are also standing on the list, but this constituency battle marks the first time two serving party leaders have fought for the same seat.