Govt-backed candidates bag top Senate slots in major shock to PDM
Sadiq Sanjrani re-elected as chairman with 48 votes while Mirza Afridi wins deputy chairman’s post by securing 54
In a major shock to the united opposition, the ruling PTI-backed candidates on Friday grabbed the top slots of Senate in the “controversial contest” marred by discovery of ‘spy cameras’ in the upper house of parliament.
Incumbent Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani was re-elected by defeating Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) hopeful Yousaf Raza Gilani. Ninety-eight senators exercised their right to vote, out of which seven votes were rejected. Sanjrani received 48 votes and Gilani 42.