JI Candid Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, demands Election Commission present All PTI chairmen who are captured by the Police, to cast their vote
Clashes erupted between workers of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamat-e-Islami (JI)
The JI — who had the backing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — had already announced that it would resist any attempts to influence the results and alleged that the PPP had “abducted” PTI’s union committee chairmen to “rig the polls”, a claim that the ruling party vehemently denied.
Clashes erupted between workers of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamat-e-Islami (JI).
As a result of the clashes, the roads leading from the city’s Shaheen Complex to MR Kiyani Road were blocked, several vehicles were damaged, a person was injured, and some party workers were arrested.
Both the party’s workers were separated by law enforcers prior to the elections, but they were not enough to keep them calm as they soon clashed after the results were announced.
The Elections
The mayoral contest was between Wahab and Hafiz Naeem, as all the other candidates had withdrawn their nomination papers. The respective deputy mayor candidates of the PPP and JI are Salman Abdullah Murad and Saifuddin.
According to the entry register, 333 elected members reached the polling station and 33 remained absent. Three elected members were brought in an armored personnel carrier. JI Candid Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, demands Election Commission present All PTI chairmen who are captured by the Police, to cast their vote.