KARACHI: In the biggest upset of the General Elections 2018, PakistanPeoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari faced an embarrassingdefeat in NA-246 Karachi South-1, Lyari election, unofficial andunconfirmed results from all polling stations suggested Thursday.
The constituency included Lyari neighbourhood that has traditionally been aPPP stronghold.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Mohammad Shakoor Shad won the polls by securing52,750 votes. He was followed by Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) nomineeAhmed, who attained 42,345 votes.
Bilawal stood third by securing 39,325 votes in the polls.
It is pertinent to note here that the PPP chairman had initiated hiselection campaign from Lyari, whereas his sister Aseefa also campaigned forhim in the locality.