According to unofficial result, Gilani bags 169 votes while Shaikh receives 164 ballots; seven votes rejected
Yousaf Raza Gilani with Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. SCREENGRAB
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In a major upset in the Senate election, Yousaf Raza Gilani, the joint candidate of opposition parties, has been elected senator from Islamabad, by defeating Abdul Hafeez Shaikh of the ruling party, according to unofficial results.
Yousaf Raza Gilani, a former prime minister who belongs to the PPP, enjoyed the support of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance cobbled together by a dozen opposition parties against the embattled government of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Two alleged terrorists arrested in Nazimabad raid
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February 24, 2021
Two alleged terrorists were arrested during a raid in Nazimabad on Tuesday. Police claimed that the suspects were involved in murders, recce, terror plotting and sheltering militants.
District Centralâs police spokesperson said Azharuddin (aliases Mama and Mazhar), son of Rahimuddin, and Gabol (aliases Jamshed and Ada), son of Allah Rakha, were arrested with two hand grenades, a Kalashnikov and a pistol.
He said that during the initial interrogation, the suspects admitted their involvement in various cases of murders and attempted murders. They also admitted getting militancy training, conducting recce of political and social personalities as well as sensitive installations, plotting for terrorism, and providing shelter and help to militants, he added.
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