Polling to elect Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Karachi is being held today for which all arrangements have been finalized by the election commission.

Pakistan People's party has fielded barrister Murtaza Wahab for Mayor and Salman Murad for Deputy Mayor of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.

Whereas Amir Jamat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeem Ul Rehman is contesting for the slot of Mayor and Qazi Saddaruddin for the post of deputy mayor.

Out of Karachi’s total 25 town municipal corporations, candidates on 16 seats returned unopposed, including PPP’s 8 and JI’s 6 while the PTI succeeded to win two TMCs unopposed.

Meanwhile, Pakistan peoples parties mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates have also elected unopposed in Hyderabad and Sukkur Municipal corporations.