ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has said that the Senate elections have overall been a decisive win for the ruling PTI that has emerged as the single largest party in the Upper House of Parliament.
In a series of tweets, she said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision to see a vote of confidence “reflects the PTI’s strength.” She said the loss of Hafeez Shaikh’s was a setback but the PTI has become the single largest party in the Senate.
“PM IK [Imran Khan] has chosen to seek a vote of confidence despite the fact that same house – NA – voted by a large margin to elect PTI’s Fauzia Arshad (174 v 161) reflecting PTI’s strength,” she said “Certainly loss of Shaikh a setback but fact is PTI has become largest single party in Senate.”
Regarding the PML-N, the minister said the opposition party’s “sparse showing” in the Senate elections should be a “sombre” message for it. She said PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s brother has also lost his seat
“Overall Senate elections have been a decisive win for PTI (emerging as largest single party) & defeat for the motley collection of money-showering PDM parties!” she added.
She said that PML-N and PPP remain provincial parties as reflected in the Senate elections. She said the numbers speaks for them the PTI has emerged as largest single party in Senate.
PMLN’s sparse showing in Senate elections shd be a sombre msg for it! PDM chief MFR’s brother lost his seat too! Overall Senate elections have been a decisive win for PTI (emerging as largest single party) & defeat for the motley collection of money-showering PDM parties!
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) March 4, 2021
