Karachi updates

Published May 11, 2013

  • The Election Commission has given three more hours for polling at seven Karachi constituencies — NA-248 to NA-254.
  • MQM has boycotted the elections on Karachi's NA-248, PS-108 and PS-109. The three constituencies span through parts of Karachi's Lyari Town.
  • Sunni Tehrik has announced that it is boycotting the elections on Karachi's constituencies.
  • The Awami National Party has announced a three-day-long mourning period over Saturday's bombing.

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