Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Murtaza Wahab won Karachi's mayoral elections, defeating Jamat-e-Islami's (JI) Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman.
According to unofficial results, Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui got 173 votes while his rival from Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman got 160 votes.
The electoral process for Karachi Mayor and Deputy Mayor held today at Karachi Arts Council (KAC) today amid neck and neck contest between PPP's Murtaza Wahab and Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman.
Former president Asif Ali Zardari congratulated all elected mayors and deputy mayors, chairman and deputy chairman of district councils and town.
PPP Co-chairman also congratulated Murtaza Wahab on being elected Mayor of Karachi.
He said success of elected local representatives is the result of workers' hard work.
Asif Ali Zardari advised PPP workers to keep the doors of local bodies offices open for public. Zardari directed local council representatives to start work with immediate effect.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) claimed that Murtaza Wahab, Karachi mayoral candidate, has clear majority over rival Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman as PPP's 173 candidates are present in the Hall while PTI's 30 candidates are absent from the polling process.
