{"id":476764,"date":"2025-05-07T00:45:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=476764"},"modified":"2025-05-07T00:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:45:22","slug":"ppps-waqar-mehdi-wins-senate-by-election-for-sindh-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ppps-waqar-mehdi-wins-senate-by-election-for-sindh-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP\u2019s Waqar Mehdi wins Senate by-election for Sindh seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: PPP\u2019s Syed Waqar Mehdi won the by-election held for the vacant general seat of the Senate from the province of Sindh in Karachi on Tuesday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The ruling PPP and the opposition Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) had nominated Waqar Mehdi and Nighat Mirza, respectively. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) did not field any candidate and on Monday it announced boycotting the polling process as well. In the by-election held at the Sindh Assembly, Mehdi secured 111 votes, while MQM-P\u2019s Nighat Mirza received 36, and two were rejected, said the returning officer, Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh Ejaz Anwar Chauhan. Online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: PPP\u2019s Syed Waqar Mehdi won the by-election held for the vacant general seat of the Senate from the province of Sindh in Karachi on Tuesday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The ruling PPP and the opposition Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) had nominated Waqar Mehdi and Nighat Mirza, respectively. 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