ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz has accused the opposition of horse-trading in the Senate elections on Wednesday.
Following the announcement of Senate election results by ECP, Shibli Faraz said PM Imran’s concerns over horse-trading in Senate elections proved true today. Assembly members sold votes for money on the same ballot paper, proving Imran Khan correct, the minister added.
The minister termed the leadership of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) traders of conscience. PM Imran Khan believed in democracy, he said, adding that the country, under the leadership of PM Khan, will move forward on the path to progress and prosperity.
Criticizing the opposition, Shibli Faraz said that they brought the country on the verge of economic disaster. He said that they promoted corruption, paralyzed state institutions and purchased properties abroad in their tenure.
In a blow to the government, the joint opposition candidate Gilani won the hotly contested general seat from Islamabad, beating Shaikh. Gilani secured 169 votes while Shaikh bagged 164 votes.
Yousaf Raza Gilani, a former prime minister who belongs to the PPP, enjoyed the support of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance cobbled together by a dozen opposition parties against the embattled government of the Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to seek a vote of confidence from parliamentarians following the victory of PDM’s candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced on Wednesday night.
Following the shocking defeat of PTI candidate Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the Senate elections, the members of the opposition are questioning the moral justification of Prime Minister Imran Khan to stay at the helm.
