LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday has won the Senate by-election for both seats from Punjab. PTI’s Waleed Iqbal won by-election on the general seat while Seemi Aizdi seized reserved seat for women. The two Senate seats from Punjab had fallen vacant after Sadia Abbasi and Haroon Akhter Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League-N were […]
Senate elections
Sirajul Haq’s remarks regarding Sanjrani’s election significant: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Addressing reporters inside the accountability court that will hear the Avenfield properties references against him, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that it was important to look into Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq’s statements on the election of the incumbent Senate chairman. “Imran should ask himself who directed his party’s votes in the Senate election,” […]
PTI to remove members involved in ‘horse-trading’ during Senate elections
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced to remove party members who sold their votes during the recently held Senate elections. During a media talk today, Imran said the party would constitute a legal team over the violation of its code of conduct during the Senate polls. While referring to the alleged horse-trading by […]
LHC rejects petition requesting invalidation of Senate elections
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rejected a petition requesting to declare Senate elections for the seat of chairman and deputy chairman null and void. Hearing the petition filed by Advocate Rana Ilm Deen, Justice Shahid Karim rejected the applicant’s plea and ordered him to call upon the Election Comission of Pakistan (ECP) […]
Senate Election: A foreplay to General Elections
Senate elections have concluded and the bitterly contested slot of Chairman of Senate has been resolved too. A little known politician from Chaghi district of Balochistan has earned the honour to head the Upper House. The well-known names and supposedly top contenders, Raza Rabbani, Parvaiz Rashid didn’t earn the nod of their respective parties, to […]
Infographic: Opposition backed Sadiq Sanjrani elected Senate chairman
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) backed independent candidate from Balochistan Sadiq Sanjrani has been elected as Senate chairman on Monday. Sanjrani managed 57 votes out of a total 103, while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s candidate Raja Zafarul Haq bagged 46 votes. The new Senate chairman was backed by PPP, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) […]
PML-N to support PPP’s Rabbani for Senate chairman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which emerged as the largest party in the Senate, has decided to back Raza Rabbani as Senate chairman if Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) continues with him as its candidate. The ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif presided over a meeting of party’s allies to discuss multiple names under consideration for the […]
Lahore High Court hears petition against horse-trading in Senate Elections
LAHORE: During the hearing of a writ petition against horse trading in Senate elections 2018 in Lahore High Court, Justice Shahid Karim has summoned the ECP to present its response on April 2. A petition was submitted by Ex-Secretary ECP Kunwar Muhammad Dilshad asking the Court to annul the result of the Senate Elections 2018. […]
ECP to probe allegations of horse trading in Senate elections
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to probe the allegations of horse trading in the recently held Senate polls. In a notification issued on Tuesday, the commission directed all the political leaders who levelled allegations of horse trading to appear before the commission with proof by march 14. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan […]
Khattak presents report to Imran Khan over ‘horse trading’ in Senate polls
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Tuesday held a meeting with senior party leaders to review the allegations of horse trading in the recently held Senate elections. The meeting was attended by senior PTI leaders including Asad Umar, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Jahangir Khan Tareen and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak. During the […]