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| LG polls: Jamaat, PTI, PPP chiefs lose as Muttahida takes lead in Karachi |
| 2015-12-06 |
| [DAWN] KARACHI: The Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... presidents of both Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... and Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... lost their seats at the hands of Muttahida Qaumi Movement ...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... , as unofficial results for the third phase of local government polls start to pour in, DawnNews reported on Saturday. Moreover, the chief of Pakistain People's Party Karachi division was outnumbered by the candidate nominated by PTI-JI alliance. Results of the third phase of polling for local body elections held in 12 districts of Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... and six districts of Karachi have started pouring in. Initial trends indicate that PML-N is leading in Punjab while in Karachi MQM is in front. It was reported that Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman lost the election for Union Council (UC)-18 chairman seat in Disrtict Central. According to unofficial results, Muttahida Qaumi Movement's Mazhar Hussain obtained 3,205 votes, defeating Naeem-ur- Rehman who got only 702 votes. PTI candidate Ali Zaidi lost to MQM candidate Noshad Khan in UC-16 Soldier Bazar, while PPP Karachi chef Najmi Alam suffered defeat in UC-30, DawnNews reported. Muttahida's expected candidate for Karachi's mayorship, Waseem Akhter, was elected as Chairman UC-11 of Disrtict East. According to unofficial results, Akhter defeated PPP's District President Zulfiqar Qaimkhani. PTI leader Arif Alvi accepted the defeat and congratulated MQM on winning a large number of UCs in Karachi. |
| Posted by:Fred |