Haleem Adil Sheikh gestures as he leaves the court complex in Malir and (right) Murad Ali Shah talks to the media outside the ECP’s provincial office. PPI/Online
KARACHI: The administrative judge of the antiterrorism courts on Wednesday remanded Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh and four others in police custody in a case pertaining to attempted murder, firing, rioting and spreading terror during Tuesday’s by-election in Malir.
Mr Sheikh, a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lawmaker, along with his four supporters Ramzan, Mehmood, Ghulam Mustafa Hafeez and Abdul Haseeb was booked and arrested on Tuesday.
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PPP candidate Jam Shabbir Ali has won PS-43 by-election in Sanghar, according to unofficial results. Ali secured 48,028 votes and won the provincial assembly seat that fell vacant after veteran lawmaker Jam Madad Ali died of coronavirus on November 13, 2020. PTI candidate Mushtaq Junejo came second with 6,925 votes. The constituency has 157,210 registered voters and 132 polling stations, of which 34 stations were declared sensitive. Some 1,700 security personnel were deployed to maintain law and order.
PPP announces candidates for by-election on 3 Sindh seats
Polling will be held on PS-52, PS-43 and PS-88 SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: Dec 24, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Dec 24, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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PPP has named Ameer Ali Shah, Jam Shabbir Ali and Yousuf Baloch as candidates for the by-election on three seats in Sindh. Polling will take place on February 16.
Shah will contest on PS-52 Umerkot, Ali on PS-43 Sanghar and
Baloch on PS-88 Malir, Karachi.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has given candidates until December 28 to file their nomination papers. Scrutiny of the documents will be completed by January 4, and candidates will be able to challenge the decision by January 8.