I commend the Rangers for maintaining the peace in NA 246 during the polling & protecting the voters from the belligerence of MQM goons.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 24, 2015
Imran Khan, in his message on Twitter, said he congratulates PTI candidate Imran Ismail, Ali Zaidi and the party’s Karachi team for its fearless campaign.
Want to congratulate Imran Ismail, Ali Zaidi & the entire Karachi team for risking their lives in NA 246 & campaigning fearlessly.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 24, 2015
In his tweet, Khan also targeted Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for resorting to violence against its opponents.
MQM’s embedded violence came to the fore when polling ended, putting the lives of our workers, candidate & polling agents in danger.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 24, 2015
The PTI Chairman added that the party structure will be improved in every constituency after learning the lessons.
We will now work on lessons learnt from NA 246 including strengthening our organisational structures in each constituency. — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 24, 2015
It should be noted that violence broke out in different parts of the constituency after the polling process came to an end on Thursday and several people were also arrested during clashes with Police.
MQM’s Kunwar Naveed Jamil emerged victorious by a landslide after securing 95,644 votes followed by PTI’s Imran Ismal who managed to secure 22,821 votes.
Rashid Naseem of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) came third after winning 9,056 votes only.
