ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani talks to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s candidate Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the National Assembly after being declared the winner of a Senate seat on Wednesday, as president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Shehbaz Sharif, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and others look on. Online
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ISLAMABAD: Hours after the ruling coalition’s candidate Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh suffered defeat at the hands of opposition’s Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in a major upset during the Senate elections on Wednesday, the government announced that Prime Minister Imran Khan would seek a vote of confidence afresh from the National Assembly.