ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has nominated Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) General Secretary Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri for the post of Senate deputy chairman.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman congratulated Haideri on his nomination. Haideri thanked for reposing confidence in him and said he will meet the PDM’s expectations. He said the PDM would succeed under the leadership of Yousuf Raza Gilani
The JUI-F shared an image in which the party’s leader could be seen handing over a bouquet to Haideri. The polls for the elections of chairman and deputy chairman are scheduled to take place on March 12.
The announcement was made hours after the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) offered Haideri the same position of the Upper House.
مرکزی سیکریٹری جنرل جے یو آئی مولانا عبد الغفور حیدری ڈپٹی چئرمین سینٹ کے لئے امیدوار نامزد pic.twitter.com/PJb2BdlcCl
— Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Pakistan (@juipakofficial) March 9, 2021
The JUI-F general secretary however refused the offer, saying the ruling party was trying to save its ‘sinking ship’ with such acts. The offer was extended by PTI’s Senate chairman candidate Sadiq Sanjarani and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak.
The PDM has managed to retain their majority in the upper house of parliament and are now hopeful of getting the top offices of chairman and deputy chairman/
The PDM also managed to get its candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani elected at the general seat of Islamabad, a contest in which he defeated the PTI’s Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh with five votes.
On Monday, PDM unanimously nominated former prime minister Gilani for the post of Senate chairman. Earlier on March 4, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Sadiq Sanjrani as the party’s candidate for Senate chairman.
