Oath-taking marred as opposition protests ‘spy cameras’ found in Senate
Govt accuses opposition of installing cameras in the polling booth
The Senate session was marred by commotion on Friday as spy cameras were found by the opposition members above and inside the polling booth installed for the elections of the chairman and the deputy chairman of the Upper House.
Presiding Officer Senator Sayed Muzafar Hussain Shah ordered the electoral staff to make a new polling booth agreed upon by the government and the opposition members.
PPP s Mustafa Nawaz Khokar tweeted a picture saying that he and Musadik [Malik] found spy camera right over the polling booth.
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PDM names Gillani as its candidate for Senate chairman’s post
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Pakistan Democratic Movement President Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Monday that former premier Yousuf Raza Gillani would become their Senate chairman.
A Pakistan Peoples Party delegation comprising former PM Raja Pervez Ashraf, Nayyar Bukhari, Mustafa Nawaz Khokar and Haider Gillani met the Jamiat Ulema Islam chief to discuss the upcoming Senate elections.
Fazl told reporters in Islamabad that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was panicked by Gillaniâs nomination for the Senate chairman s post.