Watershed Senate election today
ISLAMABAD:
Stage is set for a tough electoral battle between the government and the opposition parties with far-reaching repercussions for both sides, as lawmakers in the national and three provincial assemblies will elect new senators for a six-year term on Wednesday (today).
This year’s election of the half of the members of the upper house of parliament is watershed as winning control of the Senate would enable the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to legislate easily, but a defeat on the other hand, might invite a no-confidence move against it.
The polling is due on 37 seats of the 104-member house. The National Assembly members will vote for one general seat and one women’s seat from Islamabad. Voting will be held in the respective provincial assemblies for 11 seats of Sindh and 12 each of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.