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KARACHI: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) have reached an agreement on seat adjustment for one constituency of National Assembly and three of Sindh Assembly in Karachi.
Mohammad Hussain Mehanti, the chief of JIs Karachi chapter, made the disclosure at a press conference at JUI-F office on Saturday.
He said that Jamaat candidates Sabir Ahad, Wasiuddin and Shafiqur Rehman Usmani had withdrawn their candidature in favour of JUI-F aspirants for Sindh Assembly seats of PS-117, PS-96 and PS-98.
In return, the JUI-F would support Mr Mehanti, a candidate from NA-252 (Bahadurabad-PIB Colony).
Nasrullah Shaji of the JI and Farooq Syed of the JUI-F would be joint candidates of a 10-party alliance, including the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), from the constituencies of PS-116 and PS-117, he said.
The JI and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) had also agreed on seat adjustment in a national assembly and a provincial assembly constituency in the city, Mr Mehanti said.
The PML-N had withdrawn its candidate Salim Zia from NA-250 in favour of JI aspirant Niamatullah Khan. In return the JI would support Mr Zia on PS-113.
http://beta.dawn.com/news/812222/ji-strikes-deals-with-jui-f-in-karachi
Mohammad Hussain Mehanti, the chief of JIs Karachi chapter, made the disclosure at a press conference at JUI-F office on Saturday.
He said that Jamaat candidates Sabir Ahad, Wasiuddin and Shafiqur Rehman Usmani had withdrawn their candidature in favour of JUI-F aspirants for Sindh Assembly seats of PS-117, PS-96 and PS-98.
In return, the JUI-F would support Mr Mehanti, a candidate from NA-252 (Bahadurabad-PIB Colony).
Nasrullah Shaji of the JI and Farooq Syed of the JUI-F would be joint candidates of a 10-party alliance, including the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), from the constituencies of PS-116 and PS-117, he said.
The JI and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) had also agreed on seat adjustment in a national assembly and a provincial assembly constituency in the city, Mr Mehanti said.
The PML-N had withdrawn its candidate Salim Zia from NA-250 in favour of JI aspirant Niamatullah Khan. In return the JI would support Mr Zia on PS-113.
http://beta.dawn.com/news/812222/ji-strikes-deals-with-jui-f-in-karachi
