Opposition demands PM's resignation, re-elections in country
Asif Ali Zardari has thanked the opposition parties for supporting Yousaf Raza Gilani
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Following the results of Senate polls, the alliance of opposition parties, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Thursday has demanded Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to tender his resignation and conduct re-elections across the country.
According to details, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has telephoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulan Fazlur Rehman and discussed the results of Senate elections with them.
The opposition leaders agreed on the point that PDM defeated government’s strong candidate Dr Hafeez Shaikh on Islamabad’s general seat in the Senate polls with effective strategy.
Asif Ali Zardari has further thanked the opposition parties for supporting Yousaf Raza Gilani in the elections in upper house of the Parliament.
It is to be mentioned here that PDM candidate Yousaf Raza Gillani is likely to become Senate Chairman after opposition alliance secured a six member lead over incumbent ruling collation.
The opposition’s PDM has gained an upper hand in the 100-member upper house of the parliament as the number of members of the opposition alliance rose to 53.
On the other hand, the number of ruling coalition stands at 47 including 26 from PTI, 12 from BAP, three from MQM-P, one each from PML-Q and Muslim League Functional and four independent Senators.
