Sanjrani, Shibli, Shehzad Waseem call on PM Imran
The Senate would elect its new chairman and deputy chairman today.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz and leader of the house in Senate Shehzad Waseem called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, consultations on election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate, which are scheduled to be held today (Friday), were held during the meeting.
Meanwhile, the Senate would elect its new chairman and deputy chairman in a close contest today as there was a narrow margin in the numerical strength of Senators belonging to the government and its allies and the opposition parties.
Candidates for two of the highest constitutional posts will be elected through secret ballot after oath-taking of 48 new members of the Upper House of Parliament elected on March 3.
In the election for Senators in the National Assembly and provincial assemblies, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in Senate with 26 members.
Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) at present has 20 seats while 18 Senators belong to Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has 12 Senators, Independents 6 and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) had three Senators each.
