Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has accused NA-249 of rigging the by-elections.
In his message on Twitter, Nawaz Sharif said, "Thank God Almighty for the love of the people of Karachi. Congratulations to Muftah Ismail on the real victory. Tribute to the people for standing by the vote of honor." The PML-N was winning till the polling stations when suddenly the rest of the results like Daska were withheld for several hours and in the end PMLN was defeated by 683 votes, which is less than the rejected votes.
The former prime minister conveyed the message that "we had restored the lights and peace of Karachi in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Inshallah."
It may be recalled that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Parliamentarian has won the NA-249 Karachi seat vacated by PTI's Faisal Wawda in the by-election held yesterday.
