LAHORE: The polling for a Senate seat from Punjab fell vacant after Nehal Hashmi’s disqualification, is underway at the provincial assembly here, ARY News reported on Thursday.
An interesting contest is expected between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Dr Zarqa Taimur and PML-N backed independent candidate Dr Asad Ashraf.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared the PML-N Senate candidates as independent in the aftermath of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s ruling over the petitions challenging the Election Act 2017, which removed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as the party president.
The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has not fielded its candidate in the Senate by-election from Punjab. The polling for the vacant Senate seat will remain continued till 4:00 pm today.
Speaking to press outside Punjab Assembly, Dr Ashraf, a former MPA, criticized the apex court’s ruling, which deprived the ruling party of its election symbol of Lion.
“Our symbol has been snatched from us, this is unfair,” he complained.
During the ongoing election in the assembly Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah cast the first vote.
The provincial assembly of Punjab is comprises of total 368 members with 53 lawmakers in the opposition.
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