Since the top seats in the Senate have been filled, the race is now on for the Leader of the Opposition slot as both the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seek to grab the coveted position. PPP has nominated Senator Sherry Rehman, and if elected she will become the first women on the position in the Upper House of parliament. The PTI have yet to nominate a candidate.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P) has announced to support the PTI candidate. The decision was taken during a visit on Thursday by PTI leader Imran Ismail to the MQM's Bahadurabad office. MQM-P leader Faisal Sabzwari, while addressing media, said the party would not support Rehman as it does not want to vote for a PPP candidate.
Sabzwari used the opportunity to strongly criticise the PPP for neglecting Karachi for the last ten years. He said that the PPP has ruined Sindh, and therefore they had decided to support the PTI candidate instead. Imran Ismail said that the MQM was requested to support them to stop the PPP from bringing its own candidate. He said the next opposition leader would belong to the PTI, and they were consulting other parties as well, while the candidate would be announced soon. Meanwhile, PTI chairman Imran Khan has called a meeting of party's core group at his residence in Bani Gali to finalise the name of candidate for the opposition leader.
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