Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Rana Tahir Iqbal defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI)-backed Ijaz Hussain Bhatti within the by-election held for PP-139 in Sheikhupura, based on unofficial outcomes compiled on Thursday night time.
KARACHI: Karachi’s minimal temperature is anticipated to fall between 13°C and 15°C tonight, in keeping with the Pakistan Meteorological Division (PMD).
Clear skies and cooler nights are forecast for the following 24 hours, the meteorological division mentioned in an announcement on Friday.
The town recorded a low of 16.5°C within the final 24 hours, with a humidity stage of 76%. Winds from the northeast are blowing at a pace of 6km/h, including a slight chill to the air.
The drop in temperature marks the arrival of the winter season within the port metropolis after an extended wait, with nights changing into cooler over the previous few days.
The cooler temperatures are additionally in step with Met Workplace’s forecast earlier this week, which mentioned {that a} drop in temperature within the metropolis was anticipated quickly.
It additionally mentioned that the climate will stay principally dry through the daytime.
In the meantime, residents of Karachi are additionally going through smoggy circumstances as, for the previous few weeks, the degrees of air pollution within the metropolis’s air have fluctuated round “very unhealthy” ranges, in keeping with knowledge from the Swiss group IQAir.
Karachi, residence to hundreds of thousands and key financial hubs, boasts numerous autos and several other industrial models which contribute in the direction of excessive Air High quality Index (AQI) readings.
Nonetheless, no vital measures have been taken to decrease air air pollution ranges within the metropolis.
The seat had fallen vacant following the demise of PML-N-backed MPA Rana Afzal Hussain, who had received the seat in a earlier by-election after Rana Tanveer Hussain vacated it.
Rana Tahir secured 44,537 votes towards Ijaz Hussain’s 20,133, the unofficial outcome exhibits. There have been a complete of 124 polling stations within the provincial constituency.
Following the victory, the PML-N staff began celebrations on the residence of Rana Tahir.
MPA Rana Afzal handed away in August 2024 on account of a deadly coronary heart assault. He was the elder brother of Federal Minister for Industries and Manufacturing Rana Tanveer Hussain.