SUKKUR: In an upset in the Local Government (LG) elections a woman hailing from a vulnerable community and a daughter of a donkey-cart vendor in Khairpur won the election as an independent candidate.
Parveen Sheikh daughter of Ghulshah Sheikh won the elections at Ward-1 of the Municipal Committee Khairpur against the PPP’s candidate Manthar Sheikh, who was nominated by former Sindh CM Syed Qaim Ali Shah and PPP’s MNA Nafisa Shah Jillani.
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Talking to media Parveen Sheikh said she was confident of winning the election despite her father went against her after some political issues.
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