People gather outside a polling station. — DawnNewsTV
The counting process for the NA-249 by-election in Karachi began on Thursday as a tough contest was expected among major parties vying for the seat in one of the city's most ethnically diverse constituencies.
According to media reporters, the voter turnout remained disappointingly low in most polling stations across the constituency, despite the hype created around the election for the past few weeks.
NA-249, Karachi West II, was created in 2018 by amalgamating areas that previously fell in two NA constituencies (NA-239 and NA-240) during three general elections held from 2002 to 2013.
The seat had fallen vacant after PTI's Faisal Vawda resigned over his dual nationality controversy and became a senator.