The government nominated candidate Muhammaf Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday won the chairmanship of the Upper House of Parliament by securing 48 votes, out of 98 polled.
Presiding Officer Sayed Muzafar Hussain Shah declared Muhammaf Sadiq Sanjrani successful after the vote-count while his competitor Yusuf Raza Gillani secured 42 votes.
Eight votes were rejected on technical grounds.
Mushtaq Ahmed of Jamaat-e-Islami abstained from the voting process, while the notification of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Ishaq Dar was suspended by the Election Commission of Pakistan due to his prolonged absence.
As the presiding officer made the announcement, the supporters of winning candidate started thumping the desks in jubilation.
Newly-elected Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for reposing confidence and all possible support in regaining the top slot of the upper house of parliament.
Soon after the announcement of his success as a Senate chairman, he took oath and said, “I am thankful to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak and Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan for their support in the election.”
He assured the lawmakers that he would run affairs of the house in a transparent and impartial manner.
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