ISLAMABAD: The former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda claimed that the mayoral elections of Karachi witnessed open horse-trading among Union Council (UC) chairmen, ARY News reported on Friday.
While talking to ARY News program Off the Record, former PTI leader Faisal Vawda, claimed that chairman’s openly sold their votes in the Karachi mayoral elections and the entire party was sold at the rate of one person.
According to Faisal Vawda, in our nation, the individual with the highest bid in the market is the one who can acquire the goat, signifying the absence of morality and democracy within our society.
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“The councilors openly take part in horse trading in the Karachi’s mayoral elections and abduction is now only become an excuse,” Vawda said.
It should be noted that yesterday, Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Murtaza Wahab was elected as the mayor of Karachi, securing 173 votes, while Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) Hafiz Naeem Rahman managed to get 160 votes.
After the election results, there were stone-pelting and clashes between workers of both parties, led to injured several individuals.
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