MQM-P candidates Javed Hanif Khan and Hasaan Sabir have won Karachi’s NA-233 and NA-236 constituencies, respectively, according to the provisional results issued by the ECP.

Hanif won 103,967 votes, with PTI-backed Mohammad Haris as the runner-up in his constituency.

In NA-236, Sabir was the winner with 38,871 votes with PPP’s Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi in the second place.

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