MQM decides to boycott CM Sindh election

KARACHI: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has decided to boycott the elections for the Chief Minister of Sindh, scheduled to take place on Friday, according to sources.

According to details, the MQM has decided neither to contest the election for the Chief Minister of Sindh nor vote in favour of any candidate. Sources disclosed that the decision was taken after a meeting of MQM's London and Pakistan Rabita Committee were held on Wednesday night.

MQM currently have 51 MPAs in Sindh assembly out of which 10 are not in the country at the moment while one (Rauf Siddiqui) is arrested. PPP's Syed Murad Ali Shah is set to take the reins of the province from former CM Sindh Qaim Ali Shah as he is the party's nominated candidate for the post of Chief Minister of Sindh.

On Wednesday, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah formally resigned from his post after he submitted his resignation to Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan. The decision to replace Qaim Ali Shah with Murad Ali Shah as the new Chief Minister of Sindh was taken at a meeting in Dubai which was organized by the senior leadership of the party. On Tuesday, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto officially nominated Murad Ali Shah as the party's candidate for the new Chief Minister. 

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf has decided to field its candidate for the post of Chief Minister, Khurram Sher Zaman.