Politics starts for selection of Chairman, Deputy Chairman of Senate
Saad Rafique delivered PM's special message to Amir Haider Hoti, Zardari to meet ANP delegation
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Contacts between political parties have on Saturday started for the selection of new Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Senate after the elections, Dunya News reported.
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique delivered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s important message to Awami National Party (ANP) leader Amir Haider Hoti while Co-Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari is due to meet an ANP delegation today.
National Party’s Hasil Bizenju is a strong candidate for being government’s pick for the seat of Chairman Senate, according to Dunya News sources. PML-N has started lobbying for Hasil Bizenju and he has been given the task to win Baluchistan’s nationalist parties over to his side. Bizenju said that he will abide by any decision made by the coalition parties.
Khawaja Saad Rafique telephoned Amir Haider Hoti and gave him an important message by PM for ANP head Asfand Yar Wali Khan. Former President Asif Ali Zardari has also contacted Asfand Yar Wali. PPP and ANP delegations will meet in Islamabad for negotiations on Monday.
Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has postponed his meeting with Asif Zardari due to some personal engagements. Both the leader will now meet on Monday.
In his meeting with President PPP Punjab Manzoor Wattoo, Asif Zardari said that PPP has always done politics in conciliation with the allies and will again decide on Chairman Senate after consulting the allies.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid has said that the government has decided to consult all the political parties for ensuring effective representation of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Senate.
PML-N also contacted PML-Q for bringing in its own Chairman Senate. Senator Pervaiz Rashis met Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed and discussed the election of Chairman Senate with him.
