MQM-P’s election triumph shows Karachi has ‘woken up’, says Farooq Sattar

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 MQM-P leader Farooq Sattar addresses a rally in Karachi on Sunday. — Screengrab
MQM-P leader Farooq Sattar addresses a rally in Karachi on Sunday. — Screengrab

MQM-P leader Farooq Sattar has said that Karachi has “woken up” after the party secured a significant number of seats from the provincial capital of Sindh in the Feb 8 general elections.

Addressing a public gathering in Karachi, Sattar commended party workers for persuading the public to vote for MQM-P.

He emphasised that the party’s primary challenge now is to serve the masses, which he said the MQM-P is “fully prepared to undertake”.

As per the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), MQM-P has currently won 17 seats in the National Assembly and 28 seats in the Sindh Assembly in the Feb 8 election results.

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