ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's President called a session of the upper house of parliament on April 9 to elect the Senate Chairman and Deputy Chairman amid opposition from jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party over voting for slots in the "incomplete House". Is.
According to Rashtrapati Bhavan's announcement on Sunday night, President Zardari has summoned the Senate to meet at Parliament House, Islamabad at 09:00 am on Tuesday.
According to the report of The News International, in the Senate session, newly elected senators will take oath and elections will be held for the constitutional post of Senate President and Vice President of the Senate.
The presiding officer nominated by the Prime Minister will administer the oath to the newly elected senators. The members elected in the by-elections held on the vacant seats of the Senate will also be sworn in.In the 96-member House, 85 senators will take oath as the election on 1 seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was postponed by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Senate elections were held last week, except in KP, where the elections were postponed as the provincial assembly remained incomplete as members elected on reserved seats were not sworn in.
Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which rules the province, said the Election Commission's decision to postpone the elections was "electoral robbery".
It said the delay was a "conspiracy" to tamper with the numbers in the Upper House.
For top posts in the Senate, Pakistan Peoples Party has nominated former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani for the post of Chairman of the Senate.has not nominated its candidate for the post of Senate Chairman to challenge the joint candidate of the ruling alliance amid protests over the elections for the top post.
Gilani – nominated for the post of Senate chairman – has the support of 24 PP senators, 19 from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), four from Balochista Awami Party, three senators from Awami National Party, three independents and others. National Party senators, bringing the total to 54.
If three Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan senators and five Jamia Ulema-e-Islam senators also support Geelani, the vote count will be 62 which suggests that the ruling coalition candidate will be in a comfortable position to get elected.
On the other hand, it has the support of 20 senators, one each from BNP and one from PML-Q, taking the total number to 22.If JUI-F chooses to sit with the opposition, it will have a strength of 27 members.
PML-N has not nominated anyone for the post of deputy chairman. PML-N is considering a woman MLA for the post.
According to Rashtrapati Bhavan's announcement on Sunday night, President Zardari has summoned the Senate to meet at Parliament House, Islamabad at 09:00 am on Tuesday.
According to the report of The News International, in the Senate session, newly elected senators will take oath and elections will be held for the constitutional post of Senate President and Vice President of the Senate.
The presiding officer nominated by the Prime Minister will administer the oath to the newly elected senators. The members elected in the by-elections held on the vacant seats of the Senate will also be sworn in.In the 96-member House, 85 senators will take oath as the election on 1 seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was postponed by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Senate elections were held last week, except in KP, where the elections were postponed as the provincial assembly remained incomplete as members elected on reserved seats were not sworn in.
Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which rules the province, said the Election Commission's decision to postpone the elections was "electoral robbery".
It said the delay was a "conspiracy" to tamper with the numbers in the Upper House.
For top posts in the Senate, Pakistan Peoples Party has nominated former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani for the post of Chairman of the Senate.has not nominated its candidate for the post of Senate Chairman to challenge the joint candidate of the ruling alliance amid protests over the elections for the top post.
Gilani – nominated for the post of Senate chairman – has the support of 24 PP senators, 19 from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), four from Balochista Awami Party, three senators from Awami National Party, three independents and others. National Party senators, bringing the total to 54.
If three Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan senators and five Jamia Ulema-e-Islam senators also support Geelani, the vote count will be 62 which suggests that the ruling coalition candidate will be in a comfortable position to get elected.
On the other hand, it has the support of 20 senators, one each from BNP and one from PML-Q, taking the total number to 22.If JUI-F chooses to sit with the opposition, it will have a strength of 27 members.
PML-N has not nominated anyone for the post of deputy chairman. PML-N is considering a woman MLA for the post.
