Supported open voting in Senate polls to avoid horse trading: PM
Last updated on: 02 March,2021 02:21 pm
PM Imran expressed hope to win the elections in the upper house of the Parliament.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday has met Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in Islamabad and discussed startegy for the upcoming Senate polls. During the meeting, the premier has said that the opposition parties are taking all the measures to ensure victory in the Senate elections. I supported open ballot in the polls to avoid horse trading, he added.
PM Imran further expressed hope to win the elections in the upper house of the Parliament.
On the other hand, ECP has decided to conduct the Senate elections scheduled on March 3, 2021, through secret ballot due to time constrain.
While announcing its decision after considering various proposals, the commission has clarified that the polls will be held ‘as provided in the Constitution and Law as per past practice’.
Earlier, government coalition parties Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) had announced their support for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Abdul Hafeez Sheikh.
Talking to media after meeting the leaders of the coalition parties, Abdul Hafeez Sheikh said that March 3 would be a historic day and we will win Senate elections. He expressed hope that the Senate elections would be transparent and there would be no buying and selling of the votes.
Hafeez Sheikh said that his family is in politics for the 70 years adding that his grandfather was chief minister. "Our allies are standing with us," he said. The people of Pakistan want to see honest leadership in the House.