KARACHI: MQM's nominated mayor Waseem Akhtar was shifted from the jail to the KMC building so that he could cast his vote, on Wednesday.
According to details, Akhtar was brought to the KMC building in an armoured vehicle so that the nominated mayor of MQM could cast his vote in the elections. Imprisoned MQM leaders Waseem Akhtar and Arshad Vohra are the party's nominated candidates for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Karachi.
Authorities have taken strict measures to maintain law and order to ensure safety of voters in polling areas. Polling for the elections of Karachi's Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts have begun. MQM has a simple majority of 214 seats out of the total 308, hence Akhtar is the favourite candidate to become the next Mayor of Karachi.
Any party that wants to have its candidate win the elections for Mayor, needs to secure 155 seats. MQM has more than 60 additional seats, which brings its tally of seats to 214. In the previous local bodies elections held in Karachi, MQM had won a decisive victory by defeating all opponents comfortably.
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