This file photo shows the Islamabad High Court. IHC website/File
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Wednesday informed the Islamabad High Court that since the election to the top slot of the upper house was a part of parliament’s proceedings, it is not subject to judicial scrutiny.
Senator Syed Ali Zafar was arguing before a two-member bench of the IHC, headed by Justice Aamer Farooq, on a petition filed by former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani against the rejection of seven votes cast in his favour in the election.
Mr Sanjrani won the election after the presiding officer ruled that the seven votes were not valid since these were not stamped in a proper manner.
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In this combo photo, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi (right) and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari speak on the floor of the National Assembly on Wednesday. Photo courtesy NA Twitter
ISLAMABAD: After having a verbal clash with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi took to Twitter to criticise the PPP chairman over his act of asking the country’s premier intelligence agency to tap his telephone calls.
Mr Bhutto-Zardari, who is also active on social media, took no time in responding to Mr Qureshi, saying the minister “does not have a sense of humour”.
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