Irfanullah Marwat of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had won the seat in general elections last year. Abdur Rauf Siddiqui of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) who was the runner-up in the poll had challenged the election results.
The election tribunal deciding the petition on election results declared the election in PS-114 Karachi as invalid and ordered for re-election in the constituency.
Shakoor Nizamani is a working journalist. He has keen interest in society, politics, international relations, philosophy and religion (Tasawwuf /Mysticism). His experience of journalism includes writing on current affairs with focus on Pakistan.
