For Mustafa Kamal-led Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP), the July 25 election is a do-or-die opportunity.

It would be a first litmus test of the anti-Altaf Hussain and anti-Muttahida Qaumi Movement stance he took over two years ago.

The party believes that it can easily win 14 of the 21 NA seats in Karachi and both Hyderabad seats.

The source of Kamal's optimism:


A party needs at least 16,000 polling agents, both male and female, to man all polling stations in Karachi and the PSP claims it is the only party that has the required strength.


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