2 His lawyer said he will conduct session via video link from within prison. 3 He can run Karachi via video link for five years. The imprisoned politician who is almost certain to be the next mayor of Pakistan's largest city of Karachi will run the teeming metropolis via "video link" from his prison cell, his lawyer said on Wednesday. "He will open an office in jail and via video link he will conduct council sessions," Mahfooz Yar Khan, Akhtar's lawyer, told reporters outside the council building as his client voted inside. "He can run Karachi via video link for five years."

Source: India Today August 24, 2016 11:37 UTC