PPP invites applications for Senate polls

Dunya News

Pakistan Peoples Party has invited applications from Party workers for Senate elections.

Announcing this, the party’s Secretary General Jahangir Bader on Friday reminded the party workers that the last date for applying in writing to the party Co-chairman for the award of party tickets is January 10 (Tuesday).Applications along with a bank draft for Rs 30,000 should reach the partys Central Secretariat in Islamabad by the due date, he added.The Senate elections are due to be held in weeks from now as half of the total strength of Senators will retire on March 12. Under the law, election to vacant seats can be held even several weeks before the retiring date of March 12 of half of the senate members.The new senators will be elected by the members of the present assemblies.