Bizenjo writes to ECP to postpone Jan 14 Senate election
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Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, the Balochistan Assembly speaker, has written a letter to the Election Commission to postpone the January 14 election on the Senate seat that fell vacant after the death of Kulsoom Parveen.
He said that the elections should be postponed because of the second wave of the coronavirus in the country.
The Election Commission should review its schedule, Bizenjo said in the letter.
PML-N Senator Kulsoom Parveen dies of cardiac arrest
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PML-N Senator Kulsoom Parveen died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Islamabad on Monday. She was 65 years old.
She had even contracted covid-19 on November 27 but had recovered from it, according to her hospital reports. The senator was seeking treatment at the All Medical Centre in Islamabad.
Her funeral prayers will be offered in Quetta.
Parveen, who has been a member of the Senate since 2003, completed
PML-N senator passes away due to coronavirus
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PML-N senator Kulsoom Perveen. SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD: PML-N senator Kulsoom Perveen passed away due to the novel coronavirus, the Senate Secretariat said on Monday.
The senator had tested positive for COVID-19 last month and had been hospitalised at Ali Clinic in Islamabad. On November 27, Senate Vice-Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla said Kulsoom Perveen was put on oxygen.
The PML-N member assumed office as a senator in March 2015 and was due to retire next year.
Pakistan is currently grappling with a second wave of COVID-19 infections, it recorded has 58,486 cases in the past 20 days at a daily average of 2,924.3 infections.
Faisal Javed condoles sad demise of Senator Kulsoom Parveen Mon 21st December 2020 | 03:00 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Dec, 2020 ) :Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Senator Faisal Javed Khan on Monday expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Senator Kulsoom Parveen due to Covid-19.
In a condolence message, he said devastated to learn of our colleague Senator fromPML-N, Kulsoom Parveen Sehba s passing. May Allah rest her soul in peace & give her family, friends enough strength to cope with this huge loss .
Faisal said that she was a pleasant, straight forward and very charming personality, adding that we will miss her.