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KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued the schedule for a by-election on Karachi’s National Assembly seat, NA-245, which fell vacant after the death of PTI MNA Aamir Liaquat Hussain.
The 50-year-old host and politician passed away last week. As per the schedule issued by ECP, the by-polls will be held on July 27, while the candidates can submit their nomination papers from June 22 to June 24.
Aamir Liaquat, who was found dead at his home on June 9, had been suffering from severe mental distress due to relentless online trolling after his third wife filed for divorce and levelled serious allegations against him.
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More than a month before Hussain’s death, his third wife Dania had moved the court seeking a divorce from the televangelist. The teenager demanded a monthly personal expense of Rs100,000. Furthermore, she demanded more than Rs100 million as her Haq Mehr (alimony) and other things “promised by Aamir Liaquat at the time of their marriage”.