Karachi
January 2, 2021
In a bid to gather support from its allies to give a tough time to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (PPP) in the upcoming by-polls in Sindh and Senate polls, a delegation of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday met leaders of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).
The PTI delegation led by Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi met Pakistan Mulism League-Functional (PML-F) leaders Nand Kumar and Sardar Abdul Rahim. The PML-F is a key party of the Grand Democratic Alliance, a Sindh-based coalition of political parties and individuals.
The PTI and PML-F leaders agreed in the meeting on forming a joint strategy for the upcoming by-polls in three provincial assembly constituencies in Sindh and Senate elections. According to sources privy to the meeting, the PTI sought the support of the GDA in the by-polls in PS-88 (Karachi) and PS-43 (Sanghar), and offered support to the GDA in the by-election in PS-52 (Umerkot). The by-polls in these constituencies will be held in February. However, the PML-F leaders expressed their annoyance at the failure of the federal government to fulfil its promises with the GDA. The PML-F leaders also informed the PTI delegation that the GDA also had reservations on the federal government’s move to control the islands of Sindh.