Pakistan govt to hold Senate election through show of hands
The elections have so far been held through secret ballot SAMAA | Abbas Shabbir - Posted: Dec 15, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago SAMAA | Abbas Shabbir Posted: Dec 15, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago
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The federal government has decided to hold the Senate election through the show of hands.
The decision was made at a meeting of the federal cabinet
presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday.
The government would seek an opinion from the Supreme Court by filing a constitutional reference under Article 186, the meeting decided.
The article on advisory jurisdiction states:
PTI govt decides to hold Senate elections in February: sources
Pakistan
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The federal government has decided to hold the Senate elections in February, sources said Tuesday, as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) mounts up pressure on the Centre.
The elections were scheduled for March; however, some ministers have informed
Geo News that the government will move the Supreme Court to hold the elections.
The decision was taken by the government during a cabinet meeting by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said that the PTI-led government is striving to make the Senate elections free and fair.