ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani of the ruling alliance led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was elected on Friday as the Chairman Senate for another three-year term.
Sadiq Sanjrani secured 48 votes, his rival the Joint Opposition’s Candidate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani managed to receive 42 votes while 8 votes were rejected.
The Session was presided over by Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah.
In the election to elect the Chairman Senate, 98 Senators including 48 newly elected Members of the Senate cast their votes in alphabetical order through secret ballot at the Parliament House in Islamabad.
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan didn’t appear and abstained from the voting while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Ishaq Dar also didn’t turn up for the election as he was in London.
صادق سنجرانی کو چیئرمین سینیٹ منتخب ہونے پر دلی مبارک باد پیش کرتا ہوں۔ #SenateChairman
— Qasim Khan Suri (@QasimKhanSuri) March 12, 2021
Heartiest Congratulations to Sadiq Sanjrani sahib for being re elected as Chairman Senate. A thorough gentleman and an effective Chairman Senate. #PTI
— Omar Ayub Khan (@OmarAyubKhan) March 12, 2021
صادق سنجرانی کو ایک دفعہ پھر سینیٹ چئیرمین منتخب ہونے پر مبارکباد. انہوں نے پہلے بھی سینیٹ کو احسن طریقے سے چلایا تھا اور امید ہے آئندہ بھی ایسے ہی کریں گے. بلوچستان زندہ باد، پاکستان پائندہ باد
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 12, 2021
Alhamdulillah!!! Pakistan has won!!
Imran Khan has won!! Awam has won!!! Corruption has been defeated…. This victory belongs to the whole Nation. Thanks for your prayers!!!!!— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) March 12, 2021
بولیاں لگانے والوں کو سر توڑ کوشش کے باوجود ایک بار پھر شکست ہوئی۔
صادق سنجرانی صاحب کے ایوان بالا کا چئیرمین منتخب ہونے پر اتحادیوں اور پاکستان تحریک انصاف کو مبارکباد!
— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) March 12, 2021
PDM نے ووٹ ضائع کرنے کا طریقہ علی حیدر گیلانی سیکھ لیا pic.twitter.com/ylvC8MrtJn
— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) March 12, 2021
Later in the election held to elect the Deputy Chairman Senate, the ruling alliance Candidate Mirza Muhammad Afridi won with 54 votes while Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri bagged 44 votes.
No vote was rejected in the election for the Deputy Chairman Senate Slot.
Earlier, the Presiding Officer Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah directed the formation of a six-member Committee comprising three Senators each from the Treasury and Opposition Benches to hold an inquiry into the recovery of secret cameras from the House.
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