Tag: Senate
Pakistan: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani survives no-trust move
By Muhammad Luqman
The no-trust motion against Chairman of Pakistani parliament’s upper house, Senate was rejected as the required number of votes were not polled...
Pakistan gets first woman leader of opposition in Senate
By Muhammad Luqman
Senator Sherry Rehman belonging to left leaning Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has been elected as the leader of the opposition in the...
Pakistan’s upper house elects opposition-backed chairman
By Muhammad LuqmanA senator from province of Balochistan , was elected and sworn in as Chairman of upper house of Pakistan on...
Pakistan’s People Party fields Hindu woman candidate for senate polls
By Muhammad LuqmanPakistan’s left leaning People’s Party has fielded Krishna Kumari, a Kolhi woman from Southern Pakistan’s Thar desert in the upcoming elections...
Ishaq Dar, Raza Rabbani among 52 senators to retire in March
By Muhammad Luqman
The members of Pakistan’s national and provincial legislatures will elect 52 senators in March 2018 as six-year term of half of...