KARACHI: Mirza Ikhtiar Baig of the Pakistan Peoples Party won the election from NA-241, Karachi South-III, defeating Khurram Sher Zaman, a PTI-backed independent.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, Mr Baig secured 52,456 votes against 48,610 bagged by Mr Zaman.

Interestingly, earlier count showed Mr Zaman had an unassailable lead over the PPP candidate. However, Form-47 issued by the ECP on Friday, showed Mr Baig was ahead of Mr Zaman by a margin of 3,846 votes.

Published in Dawn, February 10th, 2024

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