KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Murtaza Wahab was sworn in as the mayor of Karachi today (Monday) after he won the elections and defeated Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman.
Wahab’s oath was administered by Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh Ejaz Anwar Chohan.
Following Wahab’s oath, his deputy Salman Abdullah also took oath of office.
The mayoral elections in the city were held on June 15 in which the PPP leader secured 173 votes while the JI’s Karachi chief bagged 160 votes.
The dramatic turnaround was followed by JI allegations that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Sindh administration used muscle power and money to ensure victory for their candidates, which the PPP leaders including Wahab rejected.
Following Wahab’s win, the workers of PPP and JI clashed outside the Arts Council — which was the polling station for the mayoral election.
The oath-taking ceremony of the mayor and deputy mayor was attended by PPP Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, various ministers and advisers.
