ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) celebrated Yousuf Raza Gilani’s victory in the Senate elections over the ruling PTI’s candidate Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, calling it ‘a glorious victory’.
After the polling ended, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto alongside Gilani held a press conference in which both leaders hailed the latter’s victory ‘a win for democracy’. “A new era was starting in Pakistan’s democratic journey,” Bilawal claimed.
Thanking the PDM leadership, the PPP chairman said that Gilani’s win was a win for all democratic forces in Pakistan. “The selected government has lost from its own parliament,” he added.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan should now resign, this is not only the opposition’s demand but of the government’s own members,” Bilawal added. He also vowed to have Yousuf Raza Gillani elected as the Senate chairman.
“It is the failure of the finance minister who is running our economy,” Bilawal said. Meanwhile, Gilani thanked PDM leaders and said the movement had been successful in securing the coveted Islamabad seat.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif called the win “a glorious victory”. Maryam Nawaz also congratulated Gilani and the opposition alliance’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
In another post, she claimed that the fake mandate has been snatched back by the people’s representatives. “Their own people, despite the pressure on them, refused to vote for Prime Minister Imran Khan,” she said, adding, “Vote chor (thief), leave the chair.”
Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani congratulated Bilawal on the historical win. PML-N senior leader Ahsan Iqbal said after Gilani’s win, Prime Minister Imran should resign tonight.
A few hours earlier, the joint opposition candidate Gilani won the hotly contested general seat from Islamabad, beating Shaikh. Gilani secured 169 votes while Shaikh bagged 164 votes.
