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Peshawar
February 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: A mutually beneficial ‘muk-muka’ (deal) has been amicably reached in the Senate elections from Punjab, with the parliamentary players securing exactly the number of seats as their numerical strengths in the provincial assembly.
The unopposed election of 11 senators forestalled every kind of behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing. No bucks changed hands; no lobbying was needed to wean away the votes of the rivals in the electoral college; no complaints of the use of strong-arm methods emerged; and no allegations of the use of state machinery surfaced.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), that have been at each other’s throats for the past six years, voluntarily consented to this compromise. The accord saved both parties from the hard struggle of squeezing out seats according to the number of their members in the Punjab assembly.
By Tariq Butt
ISLAMABAD: A mutually beneficial deal has been amicably reached in the Senate elections from Punjab, with the parliamentary players securing exactly the number of seats as their numerical strengths in the provincial assembly.
The unopposed election of 11 senators forestalled every kind of behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing. No bucks changed hands; no lobbying was needed to wean away the votes of the rivals in the electoral college; no complaints of the use of strong-arm methods emerged; and no allegations of the use of state machinery surfaced.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), that have been at each other’s throats for the past six years, voluntarily consented to this compromise. The accord saved both parties from the hard struggle of squeezing out seats according to the number of their members in the Punjab assembly.
Provincial capital has turned into a hub for the political activities
LAHORE:
Ahead of the Senate elections, the preparations in Punjab are in full swing after the opposition rescinded its decision to boycott the polls.
Lahore has turned into a hub for the political activities as the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has started approaching its allies PML-Q, Pakistan Rah-e-Haq party and independent members.
The opposition is also reaching out to its allies to mull over a strategy for the elections. The Senate elections are scheduled to be held in March, setting off a flurry of activity in Punjab these days.
Until recently, Punjab was considered the stronghold of the PML-N, but this time leaders from other political parties are expected to camp in the provincial capital till the completion of the election process.