DADU: Johi by-election held

Published September 17, 2006

DADU, Sept 16: By-election for the Sindh Assembly seat PS-75 Johi was held amid very low turnout of voters on Saturday. Polling began at 9am and continued till 5pm at 119 polling stations.

PPP candidate Ghulam Shah Jilani and party leaders Qaim Ali Shah, Nisar Khuhro, Rafique Jamali, Murad Ali Shah, Asif Ali Shah, Ayaz Soomro and Pir Mazharul Haq visited pol-ling stations.

PML candidate Dr Sajeela Leghari, MPA Sadaqat Jatoi, DPO Nadir Hussain Khoso and district returning officer Dadu also visited polling stations.

—Correspondent

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