Summary 131 candidates are contesting for 48 seats in the Upper House of Parliament
(Wed Desk) - Polling for Senate seats has been concluded with except in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) where it extended until 8pm, Dunya News reported on Thursday.
According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, 131 candidates are contesting for 48 seats in the Upper House of Parliament.
20:29: Governor Sindh Ishratul Ibad congratulates new Senators
20:15: Shahram Khan Tarakai, PPP member get into heated argument in KP Assembly, staff resolves matter
20:06: KP Assembly gates closed, at least 75 votes were cast
19:46: At least 70 members have cast votes in KP Assembly, gates will be closed after 8:00pm: Presiding Officer
19:30: Punjab Assembly: Votes of at least 15 members discarded
19:18: Islamuddin Shaikh successful in Karachi with 24 votes
19:17: At least 65 members have cast votes in KP Assembly: Presiding Officer
19:06: Saleem Zia successful on general seat with 42 votes
19:02: President Mamnoon Hussain congratulates newly elected Senators
18:12: Zafarul Haq, Sajid Mir successful on technocrat seats
17:35: Sana Jamali, daughter of Balochistan Assembly Speaker faces defeat
17:24: Quetta: PML-N s Nematullah Zahri, independent candidate Yousaf Badini successful on general seats
17:22: JUI-F s Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri successful on general seat: unofficial results
17:17: Sardar Yaqub Nasir of PML-N defeated in Balochistan Assembly as first upset of Senate elections emerges
17:11: Kabir Muhammad and PML-N s Agha Shahbaz Durrani successful on technocrat seats
16:50: Rehman Malik of PPP successful in Sindh Assembly: unofficial results
16:43: Khush Bakht Shujaat, Mian Atiq of MQM successful from Sindh Assembly: unofficial results
16:41: Pashtunkhwa MAP s M Usman Kakar, Mir Hasil Bezenjo successful from general seat in Balochistan Assembly
16:40: Pervaiz Rasheed, Mushahidullah of PML-N successful in Senate polls
16:34: Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and Raheela Magasi have reportedly won on Islamabad seats
16:11: Najma Hameed and Ayesha Raza declared winner on seats reserved for women
16:10: ECP has extended polling duration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly till 08:00pm. The Election Commission has said that new dates for FATA elections will be announced on Friday.
16:00: Polling for Senate elections has concluded
15:58: 290 of 332 MNAs, 335 out of 338 PA members, 146 out of 167 in Sindh Assembly whereas only 9 votes have been cast in KP
15:48: All the members of Punjab Assembly and Balochistan Assembly have cast their votes
15:33: ECP has requested the government to revoke presidential ordinance as it was ambiguous and clarified that the elections in FATA can resume only if the government withdraws it
15:28: FATA s Senate elections challenged in Supreme Court
15:09: Khawaja Saad Rafique stated that PML-N will win 21 out of 48 Senate seats whereas the party will also snatch 5 seats from Balochistan and 11 from Punjab
15:03: 310 members cast votes in Punjab Assembly
14:38: ECP decides to postpone Senate elections on four seats of FATA: Sources
14:36: Shah urges Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to cast his vote
14:32: Khursheed Shah denounces government for not playing positive role in Senate elections
14:27: PML-N and Functional have started horse trading in Senate elections: Manzor Wassan
14:20: Siraj-ul-Haq slams horse trading, demands to make corruption free political system
14:06: Polling on hold for more than three hours in KP Assembly
14:05: Only 9 votes have been cast in Peshawar until now: Sources
14:04: Polling would continue till 4pm
13:45: Senate elections will strengthen democracy: Shahbaz Sharif
13:40: 200 Punjab Assembly s members have cast their votes
13:28: Two deviant PTI Members, Gulzar Ahmed and Musarrat Zeb, cast votes
13:24: Khursheed Shah negotiates with FATA members over Senate elections
13:20: Former Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Arbab Ghulam Rahim brought mobile phone to the assembly despite a ban imposed on bringing any electronic device
13:17: Four members of Sindh Assembly cast votes
Meanwhile, young MPA shows excited for casting vote for the first time
Best wishes to all dear Senate candidates for a big day. Very excited about casting vote for the first time in Senate elections
— Hina Butt Hayat (@hinaparvezbutt) March 5, 2015 13:16: Sherry Rehman urges CEC to monitor Senate elections
13:14: As many as 29 members have cast their votes in Balochistan Assembly
13:13: Meeting to resume KP polling is underway
#NayaPakhtunkhwa Senate Election: Polling stopped.
— Bushra Gohar (@BushraGohar) March 5, 2015 13:10: Polling in Punjab Assembly resumed
13:09: Khursheed Shah telephones CEC to discuss presidential ordinance
13:11: KP assembly unable to resume polling. The polling was stopped in a suspicion of rigging
An ordinance in the dark, polling stopped for some time in KPK, a distressed Nighat Orakzai on media.Senate election just started in Pak.
— Fe reeha Idrees (@Fereeha) March 5, 2015 12:53: PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal unable to cast his vote despite going to polling station as he forgets assembly membership card
12:52: CEC takes notice of Raja Riaz s allegations
12:52: Qaim Ali Shah reaches to cast his vote
12:49: Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former MPA Raja Riaz said ballot papers were being forcibly marked in the Punjab Assembly.
12:49: Raja Riaz chanted slogans against government in Punjab Assembly
12:38: PPP alleges irregulatories in electoral process in Punjab Assembly
12:35: Voting halt in Punjab Assembly on the protest of PPP
President Karachi PTI Ali Haider Zaidi tweets:
On a lighter note: Horse trading in Senate elections at its peak & the Horse & Cattle show inaugurated in LHR. Coincidence or planning? :-)
— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) March 5, 2015 12:30: Sharmeela Farooqi arrives to cast her vote
12:39: Rigging is being carried out in Senate elections: Nighat Orakzai
12:38: EC holds no authority to revoke judgment, CEC tells FATA MNAs
12:36: CEC advises FATA members to contact court
12:20: Zia Ullah Afridi, Mehar Taj, Roghani, Ikram Ullah cast their votes
12:18: CM Punjab reaches Punjab Assembly to cast his vote
12:15: PML-N will win all Senate seats in Punjab: Hamza
12:10: FATA members while talking to media termed presidential ordinance unscrupulous
12:06: CEC meets FATA members
12:03: Raja Pervez demands to take notice of rigging in KP
#PMLN & #PTI Govts. are doing Horse Trading in Senate Elections , Election Commission should take Notice of this : Former PM Pervaiz Ashraf
— Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (@ExPMRajaPervaiz) March 5, 2015
#PMLN brought a Presidential order overnight for FATA Senate Elections for doing Horse Trading : Opposition Leader Syed Khurshede Shah #PPP
— Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (@ExPMRajaPervaiz) March 5, 2015 12:00: Polling halt in KP in a suspicion of open balloting
11:54: Media personnel will cover Senate elections while sitting in press lounge
Media stopped from covering Senate elections in #KP assembly, all fine elsewhere. Media is good only when it promises favourable coverage
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaGeoNews) March 5, 2015 11:52: CEC rejects to meet FATA
10:00: Vote limitation: FATA MNAs file writ against presidential ordinance in IHC
9:00: Polling for 48 Senate seats is underway in the national and provincial assemblies.
