March 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N leadership on Thursday alleged that the government was using state institutions and intelligence agencies for election of its candidate as the Senate Chairman.
Addressing a press conference here, the former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said the PML- N senators were being called by officials of an intelligence agency that they should not vote Yusuf Raza Gilani for chairmanship of the Senate. The officers of agencies are calling our senators asking them to use their vote in favour of the govt candidate, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, flanked by Ahsan Iqbal and Marriyum Aurangzeb, said. He presented Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim before media who said that he received calls from two officers of the institutions who wanted him not to vote for Gilani.
Muhammad Anis Asim Yasin Mumtaz AlviISLAMABAD: The PML-N leadership on Thursday alleged that the government was using state institutions and intelligence agencies for election of its.
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Polling continued until after 5pm in the KP Assembly, where the ECP allowed lawmakers already inside the legislature to cast their votes. Polling did not take place on Wednesday in Punjab where all Senate candidates were elected unopposed last month after disqualification or withdrawal of papers by other contestants.
Yousuf Gilani vs Hafeez Shaikh
While the ruling PTI’s numerical strength in the Senate was expected to almost double from the existing 14 seats, the hottest contest was expected between Gilani and Shaikh.
Opposition s Yousuf Raza Gilani meets PTI s Hafeez Shaikh in NA. Screengrab from PTV
Hours before polling commenced, the contest became even more controversial with the emergence of a video of Gilani s son, Ali Haider, explaining to certain lawmakers how to cancel their votes.