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NA	Constituency	Main Candidates		Predictions	Winners
					1988	1990	1993
151	Sukkur-I	Khurshid Ahmed Shah	PPP	The PPP’s Khurshid Shah faces a	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Syed Abid Shah Musavi	PML(N)	tough challenge from the PML(N)
				candidate with former MNA
				Islamuddin Shiekh as the spoiler.
				Will the MQM prove the dark horse?

152	Sukkur-cum-	Ali Gohar Khan Mehar	IND	A PPP win is a foregone	PPP	PPP	PML-N
	Ghotki	Ali Mohammad Khan	PPP	conclusion

153	Ghotki	Khalid Ahmed Lund	PPP	Another virtual walkover for the	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Molvi Mohd Ishaque	JUI(F)	PPP candidate.

154	Shikarpur-I	Iftikhar Soomro	IND	The former defence minister faces	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Aftab Shaban Mirani	PPP	a dual challenge from the SB
		Junaid Ahmed Soomro	PPP(SB)	faction and a local group led by
				Iftikhar Soomro.

155	Shikarpur-II	Ghous Bux Mehar	IND	All the anti-PPP forces rally around	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Wahid Bux Bhaiyo	PPP	the former Sindh speaker, but late
				Altaf Bhaiyo’s reputation may see
				his brother home.

156	Jacobabad-I	Ahmed Nawaz Jakhrani	PPP	With the SB group likely to be a	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Illahi Bakhsh Soomro	PML(N)	spoiler, this time the PML(N) heavy-
		Khawand Bakhsh	PPP(SB)	weight has the edge.

157	Jacobabad-II	Hazar Khan Bijarani	PPP(SB)	An all Bijarani affair, with Mir Hazar	PPP	IND	PPP
		Hussain Khan	PML(N)	Bijarani attempting to avenge his ‘93
		Mehran Khan Bijrani	PPP	defeat at the hands of Mehran Khan.

158	Naushero Feroze -I	Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi	NPP	Easy sailing for the perpetual prime	PPP	IJI	NPP

159	Naushero Feroze -II	Zafar Ali Shah	PPP(SB)	A division in the Syed vote may	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Khalid Mian Rajpar	PPP	allow the Jatoi to score an unlikely
		Aqib Jatoi	IND	win. But the contest remains wide
		Asghar Ali Shah	PML(N)	open.

160	Nawabshah-I	Syed Shoukat Hussain Shah	PML(N)	Asif Zardari’s sister, Faryal, fights	PPP	IJI	PPP
		Syed Noor Ahmed Shah	PPP(SB)	to defend the family name against
		Faryal Talpur	PPP	the PML(N) and MQM. She is
				expected to win if the settler votes
				are split.

161	Nawabshah-II	Shabbir Ahmed Shah	PML(N)	Shabbir Ahmed Shah of the PML(N)	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Mushtaq Rahu	PPP	is the favourite against PPP’s
				Mushtaq Rahu, a Zardari associate.

162	Khairpur-I	Syed Asad Ali Shah	PPP	A battle of the Shahs. PML(N)’s	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Syed Ghous Ali Shah	PML(N)	Sindh chief fights the son of PPP’s
				provincial chief, with Irshad Jilani
				as the spoiler. Ghous has a good
				chance to win.

163	Khairpur-II	Fazal Ali Shah	PPP	The PPP candidate may find him	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Hussain Shah Jilani	PML(N)	self in trouble against the brother
				of a caretaker minister in this
				traditional “Pagaro” seat.

164	Larka-I	Begum Nusrat Bhutto	PPP	The ailing Bhutto matriarch, is	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Ghinwa Bhutto	PPP(SB)	pitted against daughter-in-law
				Ghinwa. The jury is out.

165	Larka-II	Shabbir Ahmed Chandio	PPP	Ghinwa Bhutto may well pull it off,	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Ghinwa Bhutto	PPP (SB)	despite a strong PPP candidate.

166	Larka-III	Benazir Bhutto	PPP	The former PM faces the JUI(F)	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Khalid Mehmood Soomro	JUI (F)	candidate who has steadily been
				eating into her votes.

167	Hyderabad-I	Makhdoom Amin Faheem	PPP	Amin Faheem faces his cousin,	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Makhdoom Shah Nawaz	PPP(SB)	Makhdoom Shah Nawaz of the SB
		Shah Mohd Shah	PML(N)	and Shah Mohammad Shah of the
				PML(N). Faheem will be
				impossible to dislodge.

168	Hyderabad-II	Mohd Umer Qureshi	PPP	MQM’s Tariq Javed will trounce	MQM	MQM	PML-N
		Tariq Javed	MQM	Shabbir Ansari of the PML(N) and
		Shabbir Ansari	PML(N)	PPP’s Umer Qureshi in this
				Hyderabad city seat

169	Hyderabad-III	Zahid Ali Bhurghari	PPP	Shazia Abbasi of the PPP(SB)	MQM	MQM	PPP
		Shazia Abbasi	PPP(SB)	faces MQM’s recently back from
		Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui	MQM	exile strongman Khalid Maqbool
				Siddiqui on a strong MQM seat.

170	Hyderabad-IV	Mir Hyder Talpur	PML(N)	Former privatisation chairman	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Naveed Qamar	PPP	faces Yousuf Kousar Bhatti of the
		Yousaf Kousar Bhatti	PPP(SB)	SB on a seat where the chips seem
				down for Qamar.

171	Hyderabad-V	Allah Bux Khan Magsi	PPP(SB)	Benazir Bhutto pitted against an	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Benazir Bhutto	PPP	SB candidate who could have given
		Nawab Huma Talpur	PML(N)	her a fight had the MQM backed
				down. Ms.Bhutto seems secure.

172	Badin-I	Haji Abdullah Halipota	PPP(SB)	Lota Halipota jumps PPP ship to	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Dr. Qadir Magsi	STPP	join SB and faces former colleague
		Sattar Sariwal	PPP	Sattar Sariwal, the STPP’s Dr.
				Qadir Magsi and Pir Pagaro’s
				nominee, Ali Akbar Nizamani.
				Anything could happen.

173	Badin-II	Altaf Hussain Shah	PPP(SB)	Former MNA and Zardari crony	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Dr. Fehmida Mirza	PPP	Zulfiqar Mirza’s wife Dr. Fehmida
		Syed Ali Bux Shah	PML(N)	on a PPP ticket faces a long line
				of opponents. The Mirzas are
				expected to win.

174	Mirpurkhas	Pir Aftab Shah Jilani	PPP	The MQM is racked with differences	PPP	MQM	PPP
		Qurban Ali Shah	PML(N)	as PML(N)’s Qurban Shah battles it
				out against PPP’s Pir Aftab on a
				seat clinched by the mohajir party
				in ‘93. Could go either way.

175	Mirpurkhas-cum-	Nawab Yousaf Talpur	PPP	Former PPP agriculture minister,	PPP	IJI	PPP
	Umerkot	Ghulam Mustafa Khaskheli	PPP(SB)	Nawab Yousaf Talpur faces PML
	(Old Tharparkar-II)	Asad Junejo	PML(J)	(J-Hoti)’s Asad Junejo and SB’s
				Ghulam Mustafa Khaskheli in a
				three-way close contest.

176	Tharparkar	Arbab Ghulam Rahim	IND	Strong Independent, Arbab Ghulam	IND	IND	PPP
		Makhdoom Saeeduzzaman	IND	Rahim takes on the PPP’s
				Makhdoom Saeeduzzaman with
				Arbab expected to sail through
				without trouble - yet again.

177	Dadu-I	Zaman Shah Jilani	PPP	Former PPP candidate Malik Asad	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Dr. Qadir Magsi	STPP	Sikandar runs as an Independent
		Malik Assad Sikandar	IND	to face a long list of opponents.
				The contest is wide open.

178	Dadu-II	Riaz Mohd Bux Jamali	PPP	The PPP’s Jamali is on solid	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Sayed Mohd Shah	PPP(SB)	ground against lightweight
		Sadaqat Ali Jatoi	PML(N)	opponents.

179	Dadu-III	Rafiq Ahmed Mahesar	PPP	The PML(N)’s veteran Sindhi	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Abdul Hameed Jatoi	PML(N)	nationalist candidate may join the
				list of four-time losers with the PPP
				winning again.

180	Sanghar-I	Sarfraz Rajar	PPP	Pagaro’s disciple contesting on a	IND	IND	PML-N
		Syed Saeed Ahmed Shah	PML (N)	PML(N) ticket seems stronger than
				the PPP man.

181	Sanghar-II	Jam Mashooq Ali	IND	Jam Sadiq Ali’s son is being backed	PPP	IND	PML-N
		Fida Hussain Dero	PPP	by Pir Pagaro against the PPP
		Dr.Qadir Magsi	STPP	candidate. Mashooq could win if
				he gains MQM support.

182	Thatta-1	Ghulam Hussain Babu	PPP	The PPP man is the strongest	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Altaf Hussain Shah	PPP(SB)	contender for this seat.
		Dr.Qadir Magsi	STPP

183	Thatta-II	Haji Mohd Rahim Gugo	PML(N)	PPP candidate challenges the SB	PPP	PPP	IND
		Shah Sheerazi	PPP	and PML(N) Shafiq Hussain
		Inayatullah Palijo	PPP(B)	nominees in a tough three-way fight.

184	Karachi West-1	Imran Khan	PTI	PPP strongman takes on the	PPP	MQM	PML-N
		Mohammad Irfan Khan	MQM	PML(N) and MQM in a fight to watch.
		Mian Ijaz Shafi	PML(N)	The former cricketer and ANP man
		Naseerullah Baber	PPP	also have a stake here. Will the
				MQM sneak in on a divided
				non-mohajir vote?

185	Karachi West -II	A.K. Shams	MQM	MQM candidate fights PPP’s local	MQM	MQM	PPP
		Afaq Shahid	PPP	hero in a two-way fight. The scales
				are tipped in the MQM’s favour.

186	Karachi Central-I	Dost Mohammad Faizi	PML(N)	The PML(N)’s former winner fights	MQM	MQM	PML-N
		Kanwar Khalid Younus Khan	MQM	a losing battle against the long
		Munira Shakir	PPP	incarcerated MQM candidate.

187	Karachi Central-II	Hafiz Muhammad Taqi	PML(N)	The PML(N) nominee poses no	MQM	MQM	PML-N
		Mohd Farooq Ahmed	MQM	threat to the father of the MQM’s
				underground leader.

188	Karachi Central-III	Hassan Masna Alvi	MQM	The new MQM candidate has the	MQM	MQM	PIF
		Anwar Azeem Khan	PML(N)	advantage in this fight of the
		Asmatullah Khan	PPP	unknowns.

189	Karachi South-I	Abdul Aziz Memon	PPP(SB)	The former union leader standing	PPP	PPP	PPP
		Mohd Younus Baloch	PML(N)	on an SB tickethas upped his
		Waja Ahmed Kareem Dad	PPP	chances by winning MQM support
				in this tough three-way contest.

190	Karachi Central-II	Iftikhar Hussain	PPP	The former Karachi mayor	MQM	MQM	PPP
		Abdul Habib Memon	PPP(SB)	standing on an MQM ticket is
		Imran Khan	PTI	the clear favourite.
		Haji Mohd Hanif Tayyab	PML(N)
		Mohd Farooq Sattar	MQM

191	Karachi South-III	Capt. Haleem Siddiqui	PML(N)	The PML(N) man finds himself in	MQM	MQM	PML-N
		Omar Farooq Khan	PPP	troubled waters with the return of
		Nazim Haji	PTI	the MQM. The former CPLC chief.
		M A Jalil	MQM	is also in the fray

192	Karachi East-I	Ajaz Mehmood	MQM	The MQM nominee should have	MQM	MQM	PML-N
		Syed Hafeezuddin	PML(N)	little trouble winning.
		Sheikh Saeed Chawla	PPP

193	Karachi East-II`	Abu Bakar Shaikhani	PML(N)	The former PML(N) winner will lose	MQM	MQM	PML-N
		Dr Nishat Malik	MQM	out to the MQM.
		Fouzia Wahab	PPP

194	Karachi East-III	Haji Muzaffar Ali Shujra	PPP	The MQM will easily defeat former	MQM	MQM	PPP
		Mohammad Arif Khan	MQM	PPP winner if the Haqiqi supporters
				allow access to polling stations.

195	Karachi East-IV	Sheikh Liaquat Hussain	MQM	The PPP’s former law minister stands	MQM	MQM	PPP
		Nabi Dad Khan (N.D. Khan)	PPP	little chance against the MQM
				candidate.

196	Karachi East-V	Rahila Tawana	PML(N)	The PPP nominee is banking on the	MQM	MQM	PPP
		Farrukh Naeem Siddiqui	MQM	Sindhi vote but the MQM has an
				upper hand.

© HERALD, 1997

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