Tue, 21-Oct-2025

JUI-F announces support for Yusuf Raza Gilani in Senate by-polls

JUI-F

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) has announced its support for Pakistan People’s Party(PPP) leader Yusuf Raza Gilani in the Senate by-election.

The by-election for the 6 vacant seats of the Senate will be held on March 14.

Among the Senate seats that will be held, by-elections are the seats vacated by Yusuf Raza Gilani, Maulana Ghafoor Haidari, and Nisar Khuhro, while by-elections will also be held on the seats vacated by Jam Mehtab, Prince Ahmad Umar and Sarfaraz Bagti.

Senate by-election will be held on one seat of Islamabad, 2 seats of Sindh, and 3 seats of Balochistan.

In the Senate by-election to be held on March 14, members of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam will vote for Yusuf Gilani for the Islamabad seat.

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Gilani, Nuzhat Sadiq, Ghafoor Haidari resign from Senate seats

Gilani

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Nuzhat Sadiq, and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari have resigned from the Senate seats.

PPP senior leader Yusuf Raza Gilani submitted his resignation from the Senate seat to Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani.

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani accepted the resignation of Yusuf Raza Gilani, the notification of which has also been issued. The PPP leader has taken oath as a Member of the National Assembly.

It should be noted that earlier the news of Yusuf Raza Gilani being made the Chairman of the Senate came out and there were three years left for his tenure in the Senate.

On the other hand, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Nuzhat Sadiq and Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari resigned from the Senate seats.

Senator Nuzhat Sadiq submitted his resignation to Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani which was accepted by him. Senator Nuzhat Sadiq will take oath as a member of the National Assembly.

Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari of Jamiat Ulema Islam has also resigned from the Senate seat.

Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari also submitted his resignation to Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani which he accepted and issued the notification.

Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari will also take oath as a member of the National Assembly today.

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