JUI-F leader Abdul Ghafoor Haideri

The successful new members of the Senate will take oath on March 12, the Senate Secretariat had announced.

The occupancy of the former and retiring senators will end on March 11 (today). However, the oath-taking ceremony will take place on March 12 in the morning.

While the election for the Senate chairman and deputy chairman will be held the same afternoon, Senate Secretariat added.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated Sadiq Sanjrani as the new Senate Chairman.

The Senate will also choose its chairman and deputy chairman after the oath-taking ceremony on Friday, March 12.

After that, the nomination papers will be presented for the chairman and deputy chairman slots. And the session will later resume on Friday evening to announce who wins the positions of chairman and deputy chairman of the Upper House.

The Opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has drafted PPP’s Yousaf Raza Gillani and JUI-F’s Ghafoor Haideri for the Senate chairman and deputy chairman slots, respectively.

The incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government has on Tuesday (today) offered the Deputy Chairman Slot to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri.

Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, however, has now rejected PTI’s offer of Senate deputy chairmanship.

During a media briefing, the JUI-F leader said that we haven’t discussed any matter regarding the Senate deputy chairmanship in the meetings taken place earlier.

He further added, “Pervez Khattak talked in front of the media after the meeting. I condemn in the strongest words such talk by the minister in front of the media.”

He also termed the offer by the government as ‘meaningless’.

While criticizing the Imran Khan-led government, he said, “The government is using delaying tactics to save its sinking ship.”

Earlier in the day, JUI-F leader Abdul Ghafoor Haideri held a meeting with the Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani.

After the meeting, during his media talk, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak said that the government has offered the Deputy Chairmanship of Senate to JUI-F Secretary-General.

Moreover, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said that he cannot predict who will become Chairman Senate on March 12 nor has he been informed about PDM’s decision about candidates for the top slots of Senate.

Meanwhile, PDM in the steering committee meeting decided to field the JUI-F candidate for the Deputy Chairmanship of Senate.

Sanjrani, Gilani to face off for Senate chairmanship on March 12

JUI-F leader Abdul Ghafoor Haideri rejects PTI’s offer of Senate deputy chairmanship

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