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ghazi52
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Bilawal says Zardari to shortlist governors once elected president
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said Asif Ali Zardari would select provincial governors once he becomes president. Zardari has been nominated by the PPP for the president’s slot.
“The PPP’s stance is that […] after completing all the elections, and after Zardari is elected and has taken oath, then he himself will shortlist the governors. Right now the process has not even begun,” he said.
Fatman17
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A wise man once said: “When it rains, water comes. And when it rains some more, more water comes.”
What this wise man failed to explain to the over 20 million citizens of Karachi was why each time it rains, Karachi ends up looking like the remnants of Moen Jo Daro (in all honesty, it doesn’t look like Paris at any other time of the year either). Or why they must all tippy-toe around the puddles and craters, lest they fall into one, or worse, get electrocuted.
Read more about Karachi’s holey roads by KAS fellow Hawwa Fazal here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1858930/karachis-holey-roads
What this wise man failed to explain to the over 20 million citizens of Karachi was why each time it rains, Karachi ends up looking like the remnants of Moen Jo Daro (in all honesty, it doesn’t look like Paris at any other time of the year either). Or why they must all tippy-toe around the puddles and craters, lest they fall into one, or worse, get electrocuted.
Read more about Karachi’s holey roads by KAS fellow Hawwa Fazal here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1858930/karachis-holey-roads
ghazi52
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Unofficial results show PPP leads in Sindh local body by-elections
Election Commission has released tentative results for all 28 seats, with PPP candidates winning 21 of them
Amir Farooq
September 25, 2025
Voters pose outside a polling station after casting their votes in Karachi’s UC-8 by-elections. Photo: PPI
KARACHI: The unofficial results of by-elections for 28 local government seats across 14 districts of Sindh, including three in Karachi, showed the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) emerging as the front-runner.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has released unofficial results for all 28 seats. According to preliminary figures, candidates from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) secured victory in 21 seats, while independent candidates and Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) won three and two seats, respectively. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) also secured one seat each.
Polling began at 8 am and ended at 4 pm. Voters' turnout remained relatively low across several constituencies. Overall polling process reportedly remained peaceful, however, some sporadic incidents of unrest were reported in Karachi.
The by-polls were held for six chairmen, seven vice chairmen, 13 general members and two district council members. About 243,187 voters (133,038 men and 110,154 women) were eligible to cast their ballots at 168 polling stations.
Major political parties, including PPP, JI, TLP, GDA, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), fielded their candidates, while several independents backed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were also in the run.
By-elections in Karachi were held on five seats across East, West and Keamari districts, with 54 candidates in the fray. According to unofficial results, PPP’s Shahroze Ahmed secured the vice chairman seat in UC-8 of Sohrab Goth with 1,790 votes, defeating independent candidate Jaleel Ahmed Mughiri, who got 166 votes.
PPP also won Karachi’s Bhitt Shah Town Committee’s general member seat with 714 votes, while his two independent rivals together managed just four votes.
In Karachi’s Baldia Town UC-8, PPP’s Mohammad Faisal emerged victorious in the race for vice chairman, securing 3,132 votes. Independent candidate Hasnain Ali Chauhan followed with 1,084 votes, while Jamaat-e-Islami’s Yasir Hayat trailed with 796.
In Manghopir's UC-10, PPP candidate Stephen Masih won the vice chairman seat with 891 votes, while the Awami National Party’s candidate secured 324 votes, according to unofficial results.
PPP’s candidate Shehnila Amir won the chairperson seat in Orangi UC-1 with 3,801 votes. TLP candidate Muhammad Ali secured second place with 1,787 votes, while Jamaat-e-Islami’s Muhammad Khurshid Alam finished third with 1,288 votes.
In Orangi Town’s Ward-4, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Mohammad Bilal Naseer narrowly edged out PPP’s Sheikh Azhar by securing 791 votes against 749.
ghazi52
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Strong showing in other districts of Sindh
Outside Karachi, PPP maintained its dominance in other parts of Sindh. In Dadu district’s UC-64, the PPP's candidate won the ward member seat with 554 votes. In the same district, its district council nominee secured a convincing victory with 2,144 votes.
In Mirpurkhas, the PPP candidate for vice chairman in UC-53 polled 3,186 votes, comfortably winning against independent rival who could only secure 540 votes.
In Rohri’s UC-20 in Sukkur, PPP’s candidate triumphed with 2,677 votes, defeating JUI-F’s nominee, who secured 765. In Makki Shah Town, Sukkur, PPP’s Nazir Ahmed won the general member seat with 450 votes.
PPP’s dominance extended to Badin’s Matli UC-5, where its candidate for the seat of chairman polled 2,218 votes. In Khairpur, the party secured two victories, a town committee member seat with 879 votes and the UC-12 chairmanship with 3,708 votes, defeating GDA’s Mukhtiar Ahmed, who received 417.
Independent candidates also registered wins. In Mirpurkhas’ UC-20, Owais secured 338 votes for the general member seat, leaving TLP’s Mohammad Rafiq behind with 71 votes.
In Thatta’s UC-12, the PPP’s vice chairman candidate emerged victorious with 1,281 votes against independent candidate Waqas Ahmed who got 261 votes.
The ruling party also posted back-to-back wins in Umerkot district, where its candidates dominated the contests for both district council member and union council chairman seats.
For the district council seat in Umerkot, the PPP candidate bagged 4,080 votes, comfortably defeating an independent contender who managed 902 votes.
In UC-19 of the same district, the PPP's winning streak continued as their candidate secured 4,134 votes in the chairman race. The nearest rival, an independent candidate, received 977 votes.
However, a notable exception to PPP’s performance came in Umerkot’s UC-41, where GDA’s Mohammad Daim secured 1,256 votes, soundly defeating PPP’s Aftab Ali, who received only three votes.
ECP noted that out of 67 scheduled by-elections across Sindh, 33 candidates were elected unopposed. No nominations were filed in two constituencies, while nomination papers of three candidates were rejected. One candidate voluntarily withdrew from the contest.
Outside Karachi, PPP maintained its dominance in other parts of Sindh. In Dadu district’s UC-64, the PPP's candidate won the ward member seat with 554 votes. In the same district, its district council nominee secured a convincing victory with 2,144 votes.
In Mirpurkhas, the PPP candidate for vice chairman in UC-53 polled 3,186 votes, comfortably winning against independent rival who could only secure 540 votes.
In Rohri’s UC-20 in Sukkur, PPP’s candidate triumphed with 2,677 votes, defeating JUI-F’s nominee, who secured 765. In Makki Shah Town, Sukkur, PPP’s Nazir Ahmed won the general member seat with 450 votes.
PPP’s dominance extended to Badin’s Matli UC-5, where its candidate for the seat of chairman polled 2,218 votes. In Khairpur, the party secured two victories, a town committee member seat with 879 votes and the UC-12 chairmanship with 3,708 votes, defeating GDA’s Mukhtiar Ahmed, who received 417.
Independent candidates also registered wins. In Mirpurkhas’ UC-20, Owais secured 338 votes for the general member seat, leaving TLP’s Mohammad Rafiq behind with 71 votes.
In Thatta’s UC-12, the PPP’s vice chairman candidate emerged victorious with 1,281 votes against independent candidate Waqas Ahmed who got 261 votes.
The ruling party also posted back-to-back wins in Umerkot district, where its candidates dominated the contests for both district council member and union council chairman seats.
For the district council seat in Umerkot, the PPP candidate bagged 4,080 votes, comfortably defeating an independent contender who managed 902 votes.
In UC-19 of the same district, the PPP's winning streak continued as their candidate secured 4,134 votes in the chairman race. The nearest rival, an independent candidate, received 977 votes.
However, a notable exception to PPP’s performance came in Umerkot’s UC-41, where GDA’s Mohammad Daim secured 1,256 votes, soundly defeating PPP’s Aftab Ali, who received only three votes.
ECP noted that out of 67 scheduled by-elections across Sindh, 33 candidates were elected unopposed. No nominations were filed in two constituencies, while nomination papers of three candidates were rejected. One candidate voluntarily withdrew from the contest.
Distant_Observer
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The criteria to run Pakistan would be who does the best job with their province.
Why would you put someone in charge who can't even run their province properly like PPP? They also had a head start by inheriting a port city
Even their aesthetic is so lacklustre. They imagine Karachi into a dusty dirty central African republic capital. They have no vision.
Why would you put someone in charge who can't even run their province properly like PPP? They also had a head start by inheriting a port city
Even their aesthetic is so lacklustre. They imagine Karachi into a dusty dirty central African republic capital. They have no vision.
Forsvaret
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Well, the entire nation of Pakistan is still putting up with Fauj being in charge of everything, so…
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