The political rivalry did not dial down during the by-election for one National Assembly and one Sindh Assembly seat in Karachi on Sunday as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) workers came face to face and shouted slogans.
During a standoff at an election camp near Lucky Star, Saddar, the political tension was on a high. The Rangers had to intervene and bring the situation under control.
Police contingents have been deployed at election camps across the city to prevent any further untoward incident. Polling was held for by-election on Karachi’s NA-247, PS-111 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat PK-71. The polling started at 8am and ended at 5pm.
Twelve candidates are in the run for the NA-247 seat while 11 are contesting for the Sindh Assembly seat. NA-247 was vacated by President Dr Arif Alvi while PS-111 was vacated by Sindh Governor Imran Ismail.