• Establishment warned against interference in Friday poll
• Committee tasked with finalising names of candidates for opposition leader, deputy chairman
• Moonis refutes reports Bilawal sought his party’s support
ISLAMABAD: The 10-party opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Monday formally nominated Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as its candidate for the office of the Senate chairman, but deferred its nominations for the offices of deputy chairman and the opposition leader.
Mr Gilani, who caused a major upset by defeating Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the March 3 Senate poll on a general seat from Islamabad, will face incumbent Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, who has already been nominated as the candidate of the ruling alliance headed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), in the election for the top Senate office for which polling will be held on March 12.
PDM s stage is a hotbed of anti-Punjab parties, says PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry
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Federal minister calls out so-called nationalist parties
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday lashed out at the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), alleging that the Opposition s stage is a hotbed for the anti-Punjab parties.
The federal minister, known for his blunt remarks against the Opposition parties, said that the Punjabis constitutes half of Pakistan s population.
Fawad claimed that so-called nationalists have swindled billions of rupees and abuse Punjab to deceive their supporters . On average, Rs400 billion are transferred to Balochistan every year. Balochistan s population is just 10 million, where did the money go?
Business of selected and selection will end, Bilawal vows at Larkana rally Dawn 27/12/2020 none@none.com (Dawn.com)
Leaders of the 11-party opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Sunday gathered in Larkana on the occasion of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto s 13th death anniversary for another power show as part of its anti-government protests.
In his address to the mammoth public meeting, PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said the opposition had united on PDM s platform to rescue the country from the government s alleged inefficiencies and will together make efforts to end the business of selected and selection .
He said the PPP leadership, from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to Benazir, had sacrificed their lives but refused to compromise on their principles.