KARACHI, May 06 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Waqar Mehdi
has won the Senate general seat from Sindh with a landslide victory
after the seat fell vacant after the death of Senator Taj Haider.
Voting took place in the Sindh Assembly – which became the polling
station – from 9am until 4pm. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was the last
one to cast his vote.
According to the Election Commissioner of Sindh, Waqar Mehdi bagged 111
votes while Mutehda Qaumi Movement’s candidate Nighat Mirza secured 36.
Two votes were declared invalid.
Out of 168 members, 161 exercised their right to vote.
A total of 81 votes were needed to seal the deal. With the PPP holding
the majority, the result was a foregone conclusion, and Mehdi came out
on top with ease