In a relief to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan has passed a law that allows the jailed Indian national the right of appeal in any high court of the country.
It used to be that if you went to Baldia, you were on Farooq Dada’s turf. The MQM muscleman may have been summarily dispatched to a higher plane in 1995 in a police encounter but his spirit lingered on in name. For years no other party’s candidate stood a chance in this part of Karachi. All that changed this April. Farooq Dada’s legacy finally ran out in the by-election held in Baldia Town for its NA-249 seat. The MQM came in sixth with 7,511 votes. With this, the MQM solidified a spectacular losing streak: it has lost the last four out of five by-elections in Karachi. LOST PS-114 (Mehmoodabad)WON PS-94 (Landhi)LOST PS-88 (Malir)LOST NA-243 (Gulshan-e-Iqbal) LOST NA-249 (Baldia) .
Sindh Govt paying full attention to development of Karachi: Hussain
Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said the provincial government is paying full attention to the development of every district of Karachi.
He said this while presiding over an important meeting in Karachi.
During the meeting, PPP National Assembly member Qadir Patel apprised him about the problems of Kemari and development schemes in detail.
On this occasion, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah directed KDA to complete the construction of Main Hawks Bay Road and Massan Road as soon as possible so as to make it easier for citizens to travel.
NA-249 by-election: PPP comes out on top after long wait for results
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Friday Apr 30, 2021
PPP s Abdul Qadir Mandokhel emerged victorious, with PML-N s Miftah Ismail close behind.
Both PML-N and PPP had claimed victory mid-way into the count.
KARACHI: The PPP has secured victory in the NA-249 by-election held on Thursday in the city s District West, with unofficial, provisional results showing a close contest between the PML-N and PPP in the final count.
PPP s Abdul Qadir Mandokhel bagged 16,156 votes to win the seat, followed by PML-N s Miftah Ismail who secured 15,473, unofficial results from polling stations showed. While Nazir Ahmed of outlawed TLP trailed on the third position by receiving 11,125 votes.