MQM, PML-N agree on seat adjustment

Sources say PML-N will field candidates from NA-229, NA-230 in Malir

KARACHI:

Seat adjustment between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has been decided in many national and provincial assembly constituencies across the province, including three constituencies in Karachi. However, no consensus could be reached on NA-242 constituency of Karachi.

The committees of MQM-P and PML-N held their seventh meeting regarding seat adjustment in Sindh and the seat adjustment was successful on three seats, while the MQM-P made its withdrawal conditional on NA-242 constituency of Kemari district.

Sources said the PML-N will field its candidates from NA-229 and NA-230 in Malir and provincial assembly seats from the area while the MQM-P agreed to support them.

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It was agreed that the MQM would field its candidate from NA-231 in Malir and the provincial assembly seats.

The PML-N will field its candidate from NA-239 constituency of Karachi’s District South under the seat adjustment.

Apart from this, PML-N will field its candidates for the National Assembly seats from Mirpurkhas, Nawabshah and Sukkur. While the MQM candidates would contest on the provincial assembly seats.

Both the committees could not decide on the seat adjustment for NA-242 in Kemari district, from where strong candidates like former premier Shehbaz Sharif and former Karachi Nazim Mustafa Kamal have filed their nomination papers.