KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party Karachi mayor candidate Murtaza Wahab called Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ‘qabza group’ who have occupied bridges and poles across Karachi. Addressing press conference he lambasted JI saying that they spent billions on LG polls but how did they get these funds? He accused JI of spending charity funds of Al-khidmat foundation on their election campaign.

He claimed that currently, PPP is biggest party in Karachi as they hold five national assembly seats and seven provincial assembly seats whereas Jamat-e-Islami has half member of provincial assembly.

He said that JI should accept their defeat as they have lost LG polls and Karachi mayor will be from PPP as party holds majority in metropolis. Earlier, Jamaat Islami Karachi chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that feudal lords want to control Karachi’s mandate.

Addressing rally here, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that people of Karachi have shown trust in JI. Local Government elections were held after JI’s continuous struggle and sit-ins.

He said that when PPP was losing in LG polls, forms 11 and 12 were stopped and result was issued by returning officers of their choice. Karachi JI claimed that ECP issued a verdict in favour of PPP but JI participated in LG election despite unfair delimitation.

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 13 2023

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