KARACHI:
Least one dead as well as over a dozen wounded in armed clashes between political workers of rival parties – PSP, DMK-P and TLP – during by-elections in Electoral district of Karachi NA-240 on Thursday.
JPMC head Dr. Shahid Rasool confirmed Express Tribune that the hospital accepted three people and one body.
MQM-P leader and federal minister Aminul Haq said that at least 10 workers of his party were injured during the collision.
Similarly, TLP stated that workers of political party opened fire on in car of its leader is Saad Hussein Rizvi.
Trigger Alert: Violence
BUT deadly collision took place in Lundy No. 6 on Thursday. Violence is broken out among members of Muttahid Qaumi-Pakistan Movement (MQP-P), Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) and Tehrik-e-Labayk Pakistan (TLP), leaving one dead and several wounded.#etribune rice.twitter.com/VJk5PENhS6
— Express Tribune (@etribune) June 16, 2022
Armed activists also demolished polling camps of their rival sides and exchange of fire between them caused stampede in in area.
Tensions erupted in in area after the incident with contingent of police and rangers arrived at the scene to bring the situation under control.
S.P. Lundy said efforts are being made made to stop the riots, and some people were detained on place.
Meanwhile Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, paying attention of in firing incident in NA-240, said that no one will allow the law to be passed in his hands.
He ordered ISIS police Ghulam Nabi Memon and the Karachi police chief to take strict action. against persons involved in firing incidents and skirmishes.
“We can not allow anyone who can disrupt the peaceful voting process,” he said.
Main minister also encouraged political parties to participate in by-election for demonstration responsible relation. “We are political people as well as should No allow violence.”
On his official Twitter handle, PSP blamed TLP activists of opening fire during media speak of its chairman, Syed Mustafa Kamal, and added that the party’s central leader was injured.
party also blamed MQM-P workers of attempted “murder” of Kamal in Lundy-6 area of constituency.
PSP claimed that MQM-P in connivance with the presiding officers rigged the elections, saying they would not let them win survey through “stamping”.
ایم کیو ایم پاکimes ، الیکش کا ولہ ،ریزائڈimesگ آimes مل کimes ھولی ک Post ی ای Peres پی
ایم کیو ایم کو اب ٹھپہ اور دھندلی کے ذریعے نہیں جیتنے دیا جائے گا؆م٪جج @KamalPSP#PSP #MustafaKamal #VoteDolphinKa #NA240
— Pak Sarzameen Party (@PSPPakistan) June 16, 2022
Voting process
Interview for additional survey in National Assembly constituency NA-240 began at 8:00 am and ran until 5:00 pm without a break.
Among the participants is Muhammad Abu Bakar. of MQM-P, Shahzada Shahbaz of Tehreek Labike Pakistan, Shabir Ahmed Qaim Khani of PSP, Syed Rafiuddin of Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Nasir Rahim of PPS, Syed Fayzan Anis of PML-N and Tanvir Ahmed of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).
PTI boycotted elections while Jamaat-e-Islami also does not participate in elections.
total amount of registered voters in this constituency of National Assembly – 529,855 people. of of which 235,470 are women.
Security Plan
Over 1,500 Karachi police officers and personnel were deployed during the elections, while special police forces were also shaped to deal with any emergency situations, especially at polling stations declared sensitive and especially secure.
A Karachi police spokesman said 529,855 voters were registered. in this constituency. 309 polling stations were opened. set up in 133 buildings for by-elections.
According to the spokesperson, officers from Sinda Rangers and men also performed security duties for by-elections.
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