KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Tuesday nominated Wasim Akhtar for mayor slot and Arshad Vohra for Deputy mayor.
MQM senior leader Nadeem Nusrat hoped that the two nominees would perform sincerely and watch the progress of Nazims and local government institutions. He warned the Sindh government that if the mayor would be deprived of powers, they would not allow the provincial government to run.
Waseem Akhtar had won the chairman’s seat in East district in Musharraf’s tenure. For the past few months as the paramilitary Rangers’ operation against the party intensified, Akhtar actively emerged as a central leader, appearing on television shows and holding news conferences. During the election campaign for the LG polls, he addressed many public gatherings. He also angered the Rangers by criticising them on TV, which resulted in the paramilitary force sending him a legal notice.
