Senate election: PPP s Yousaf Raza Gillani defeats Hafeez Sheikh
Pakistan
Wed, Mar 03, 2021
Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani shaking hands with his contender Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. Photo: Screengrab via Geo News.
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has won the Senate seat, defeating PTI s Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.
Following the announcement of the Senate election polls which concluded today (Wednesday) at 5 pm, Gilani and Sheikh shook hands and hugged each other.
According to a report by
Geo.tv, Hafeez s polling agent Zain Qureshi broke the news to him, after which the two men shook hands and embraced each other.
Sources say that official results announcing Gillani s victory will be announced later.
Govt says Yousuf Raza Gilani must not be allowed run for Senate election after son s admission
Pakistan
Tue, Mar 02, 2021
Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry addressing in a media briefing from outside the ECP office, on March 2, 2021. Geo News
The government has cast aspersions over Opposition candidate Yousuf Razai Gilani s candidacy for the Senate election, after his son was accused of providing instructions to a lawmaker in a video regarding how to waste the ballot , and will file a reference against him to prevent him from contesting.
The viral video, Ali Haider Gilani has said, is rightly attributed to him, however he has rejected accusations that he is buying or selling votes.
“The decisions with regard to a no-confidence motion against the prime minister and the sit-in willalso be taken by the leadership of the PDM after deliberations on a future strategy following the Senate elections”