A bitter battle is underway in Pakistan for the chairmanship of the Senate. The candidates for the election include Sadiq Sanjarni, the youngest ever chairman of the Senate in the country. and Yousaf Raza Gilani, the country's former prime minister and the newly elected senator from Islamabad.
Fearing another embarrassment, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had filed a petition in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stating that Gilani's victory in the Senate polls should be declared null and void as the elections were not transparent.
PDM plans long march towards end Jan 2021
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PDM plans long march towards end Jan 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The move of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) aiming at ouster of the PTI government will enter decisive phase next month as the Movement’s steering committee which here on Wednesday decided to stage long march towards Islamabad in last week of January.
The PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal who also heads steering committee, told The News that prior to holding long march, the PDM leadership has also planned to give call for wheel-jam strike in middle of January as a build up to the long march.
PDM plans long march towards end of Jan 2021
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December 10, 2020
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The move of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) aiming at ouster of the PTI government will enter decisive phase next month as the Movement’s steering committee which here on Wednesday decided to stage long march towards Islamabad in last week of January.
The PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal who also heads steering committee, told The News that prior to holding long march, the PDM leadership has also planned to give call for wheel-jam strike in middle of January as a build up to the long march. Ahsan Iqbal further said that the PDM leadership will make announcement of final dates of long march, wheel-jam strike and countrywide protest programmes at Lahore public meeting on December 13. “From December 13 event, the PDM parties will build up momentum for the long march and wheel-jam strike,” Ahsan Iqbal said.
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The move of Pakistan Democratic Movement aiming at ouster of the PTI government will enter decisive phase next month as the Movement’s steering committee which here on.