All eyes on NA-249 as recount begins
Neither PPP nor PML-N willing to accept other’s victory
Sindh Assembly Session. PHOTO: NNI
KARACHI:
The Election Commission of Pakistan is to begin recounting the votes for the hotly contested seat of the National Assembly seat from Karachi’s NA-249 constituency seat today (Thursday) but no matter which way the decision swings, the recently held by-poll is likely to remain controversial. Neither the Pakistan Peoples Party nor the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which ostensibly bagged the highest and second highest number of votes, respectively, are willing to accept the other’s mandate on the seat.