PS-114 By-Poll: Polling ends for Karachi’s hotly contested by-election

MQM-Pakistan’s Kamran Tessori, Pakistan Peoples Party’s Saeed Ghani and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Najeeb Haroon contested for the constituency seat.

At around 9:30am, disorder was witnessed at a public school in Chanesar Goth when workers of two groups clashed after Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Saeed Ghani was refused entry into a polling station despite ‘having an ECP letter’.

Voting was temporarily suspended at polling stations 79, 85, 86, 87 and 90, established inside Owais Qarni public school, following the incident but resumed after additional contingents of the Rangers were called in.

However, an Election Commission of Pakistan spokesperson said later that the voting process did not stop despite the disturbances outside.

Clashes between PPP and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan workers were also reported from Defence View locality.
Sindh Rangers DG Maj Gen Mohammad Saeed, speaking to the media after visiting Chanesar Goth, said two people have been arrested after supporters of two parties clashed with each other.

He also inquired from voters regarding the problems faced by them.Questioning from the arrested persons is under way, he informed further.

Speaking to the media later, Ghani said “our intentions are clear”. He said a relative of his, who is mentally disturbed, has been detained by the Rangers.

During a visit to the constituency early Sunday morning, the Rangers DG assured voters to exercise their right of casting the ballot without fear.

There are a total of 193,000 registered voters in the constituency, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Article source: http://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/sindh/item/56487-ps-114-by-poll.html