Murtaza Wahab, the recently elected mayor of Karachi, and Salman Murad, his deputy, will take their oaths of office at the Gulshan Jinnah Polo Ground in Karachi tomorrow (Monday).

The mayor and deputy mayor of Karachi will take the oath of office from Sindh Election Commissioner Ijaz Anwar Chauhan.

Murtaza Wahab and Salman Murad, leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), defeated Hafiz Naeemur Rehman of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and won the election for mayor and deputy mayor on June 15.

Murtaza Wahab overcame Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, who received 160 votes, to win the mayoral election battle with 173 votes. Nevertheless, 30 PTI members abstained from the ballot.