PTI in contact with JI for Karachi LG set-up: Ali Zaidi.

KARACHI -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Ali Zaidi stated that his political party is in contact with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), however, it will not make an alliance with the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) to form local government (LG) in Karachi.

While talking to a private TV channel programme Ali Zaidi said that PTI gave a clear policy that it will not make an alliance with the ruling PPP to form LG set-up in Karachi. He said that four PTI candidates were declared winners after the recounting of votes in four union councils (UCs). He alleged that the use of state machinery was not hidden from the people in the recent LG polls.

Zaidi said that JI ran a strong election campaign in Karachi. He added that PTI categorically rejected the results of the Karachi LG polls. 'We are in contact with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and we will not disappoint the Karachiites.'

In a relevant development, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman stressed upon the political parties to work together for the development of Karachi. Speaking to a programme Hafiz Naeem noted that no single political party can solve the issues...

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