Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has demanded the slot of Karachi deputy mayor as a condition for ‘supporting’ Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Mayor election, scheduled to take place on June 15.
Politicking for the slot of Karachi Mayor was underway as Pakistan People’s Party – which emerged as the largest party in the City Council with 104 chairman seats – held negotiations with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) – which has 14 seats.
During the talks, the PML-N demanded the slot as a condition for ‘supporting’ PPP in Mayor election. Responding to the demand, the People’s Party said Bilawal Bhutto will decide the candidates for mayor and deputy mayor.The total number of seats in the City Council is 371 and the mayor needs to enjoy the simple majority in the council, which is 186 members.
Earlier, the ECP announced the schedule of the mayor and deputy mayor election in Sindh. As per details, the election of mayor and deputy mayor will take place on June 15 while the nomination paper can be submitted by June 9-10. The ECP schedule stated that the Returning Officer will check the nomination papers on June 11 and the finalized list of candidates will be released on June 14.
On June 16, the Returning Officers will announce the results whereas the successful candidates will take oath on June 19.
