Bilawal Bhutto sets eyes on Senate Chairmanship for Yousaf Raza Gilani
He said that the war against the puppet government will continue.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that defeating Prime Minister Imran Khan in his parliament is a historic achievement and vowed to have Yousuf Raza Gilani elected as Chairman Senate.
Addressing a press conference after Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani won seat in Senate from Federal Capital by securing 169 votes, he thanked the opposition parties for their support and said that the prestige of the parliament has increased today.
“We have defeated the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in by-elections and now in Senate election,” he said and added the war against the puppet government will continue.
The PPP chairman went on to say that if the rulers have any shame, they should step down and go home, adding, “I will go to Shahbaz Sharif and Fazlur Rehman.”
“It is the failure of the finance minister who is running our economy,” Bilawal said.
Bilawal vowed to have the winning candidate of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Yousuf Raza Gilani elected as Chairman Senate.
Earlier, the candidate of PPPP Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani won seat in Senate from Federal Capital by securing 169 votes.
Two candidates including former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani from PPPP and Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh from PTI contested elections against the General seat in Senate from Federal Capital.
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh secured 164 votes while his opponent Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani got 169 votes.
A total of seven votes were rejected on general seat. Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani secured majority votes and declared victorious on General seat from Federal Capital.