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Barrister Ali Zafar Barrister Ali Zafar has been elected unanimously as  the new chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice, as per a report on Geo News.  Zafar, a close confidant of Prime Minister Imran Khan and a renowned lawyer, has been elected to the post unanimously.  …

Notices have been sent by the Islamabad High Court to the Senate chairman and secretary and the federal government over PPP leader Yousaf Raza Gillani’s intra-court appeal against the Senate chairman election. Gilani had requested the court to quash the presiding officer’s decision to reject seven votes and had demanded …

File photo of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has filed an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the court’s decision regarding the Senate chairman election on Thursday. The PPP leader, who is also the current Opposition leader in Senate, has sought …

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. — File photo PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto had decided to seek Balochistan Awami Party’s (BAP) support in helping me secure the office, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has revealed.  In an interview during …

Pictures of Senator Fida Muhammad (L) and Senator Ejaz Chaudhry of the PTI. Photos: senate.gov.pk / Twitter. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday took to Twitter and announced that the premier has decided to appoint two new members in the Senate. Per the …

The Opposition was able to pass a resolution in the Senate relating to the price of coronavirus vaccines on Monday, despite disagreements within the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). The resolution against the selling of coronavirus vaccines at expensive rates was moved by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam’s (JUI-F) Senator Kamran Murtaza. The Senate …

PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that after the PPP’s move to get their candidate Yousaf Raza Gillani elected as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate without the blessing of the other Opposition parties, his confidence in PPP has diminished. “The confidence that we had in …

PML-N leader and the secretary-general of the PDM, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (L), and JUI-F Secretary-General Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri (R). The News/via Geo.tv/Files LAHORE: Two key leaders of the PML-N and the JUI-F have hinted at the anti-government coalition, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), convening a meeting to formulate …

Senator Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani. ISLAMABAD: Amid widening differences between the two important parties of the Opposition alliance – PPP and PML-N – the key post of Senate Opposition leader was secured by Senator Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. The PPP leader had filed his nomination after he got the support …

PML-N leaders Ahsan Iqbal and Rana Sanaullah speak to media outside Jati Umra. Photo: Geo News screengrab LAHORE: The PML-N has reacted strongly to the PPP’s move to secure the Senate Opposition leader slot, saying it is a setback for the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Addressing media outside Jati Umra …