The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday released the schedule for the by-election on the National Assembly seat vacated by President Dr Arif Alvi. The provincial election commissioner Sindh has appointed Hyderabad election commissioner Imtiaz Ali Kalhoro as the returning officer for the by-polls. The by-elections for NA-247 Karachi (South II) will be held on the October 21. A public notice in this regard will be issued on September 12. The nomination forms will be submitted between September 13th-15th.
By-elections will be also he held for the PS-111 Karachi (South V) seat in the same constituency vacated by Governor Sindh Imran Ismail. Dr Arif Alvi, a prominent leader of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, won the NA-247 constituency in the July 25 general elections. Alvi won the seat with 91,020 votes with a wide margin against other candidates.