Murtaza Wahab set to take oath as Karachi mayor
- By Web Desk -
- Jun 18, 2023
KARACHI: The oath-taking ceremony of newly-elected Karachi mayor and deputy mayor will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at polo ground, ARY News reported.
The ceremony will be held at 5pm tomorrow (Monday).
Sindh Election Commissioner Aijaz Chohan will administer the oath to Murtaza Wahab and Salman Murad as Karachi mayor and deputy mayor.
On June 15, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Barrister Murtaza Wahab was elected Karachi mayor after securing 173 votes.
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JI’s candidate Hafiz Naeemur Rehman secured 160 votes, the unconfirmed and unofficial results showed.
The voting for Karachi mayor and deputy mayor was held at Pakitan Arts Council under strict security. The doors of the Arts Council were closed after 11 am.
The mayoral contest was between Wahab and Rehman, as all the other candidates had withdrawn their nomination papers, while Salman Abdullah and Saifuddin of PPP and JI, respectively contested for the post of deputy mayor.
According to the entry register 332 elected members reached the polling station, as 34 members of the KMC failed to reach the Arts Council of Pakistan.