Nomination papers of Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman for Karachi mayor’s position accepted

KARACHI, June 11 (SABAH): The nomination papers of Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman for the mayorship of Karachi were accepted after scrutiny on Sunday.

The nomination papers of other candidates of Jamaat-e-Islami, Saifuddin and Junaid Makati were also accepted. The nomination papers of deputy mayor candidates Qazi Syed Sadruddin and Saifuddin were also accepted by the Election Commission of Pakistan. Mayor and deputy mayor of Karachi will be elected on June 15.

It should be noted that Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman had submitted nomination papers for Karachi mayor in the regional election commission office on Saturday.

On the other hand, while talking to media, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that attempts were being made to steal the mandate of the Karachi people. He said democracy and democratic norms were being violated in Karachi. The JI would not accept this stealing of mandate, he warned.

He said attempt was being made to turn the majority into a minority. He said the JI was the biggest party of Karachi. The election commission was acting like A-team of People’s Party, he added.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that everyone knew that rigging was taking place but only the Election Commission of Pakistan had no knowledge about that rigging. “If this situation persists, we will expose them to the whole world.”