Political parties have geared up for third phase of local body (LB) polls in Sindh, particularly for mayorship of Karachi.
All political parties eye mayorship of the mega city as they have nominated strong candidates to contest for the post. Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Waseem Akhtar is contesting for the UC chairman in Line Area who is also being considered a strong candidate for mayorship of the city.
Candidates for deputy mayor include MQM’s Rehan Hashmi and Zireen Majeed among others.
Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) Karachi chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, belonging to North Nazimabad, is contesting for mayorship against MQM’s Akhtar among other contenders. Ali Zaidi is representing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for the slot of mayorship.
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is likely to nominate Karachi division’s president Najmi Aalim for mayorship. On the other hand, the Awami National Party (ANP) has not put forth a name for the slot yet.