ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in Senate Senator Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has nominated Senator Farooq Hamid Naik of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Senator Azam Nazir Tarar of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to represent the opposition in the Parliamentary Committee on the appointment of judges in the superior courts. PPP senior leader Yousaf Raza Gillani was elected as leader of the opposition in the Senate recently, leading to cracks within the Pakistan Democratic Movement. According to details, the appointment of Gillani as the leader of the opposition has angered the PML-N group, led by Khwaja Mohammad Asif, Khwaja Saad Rafique and some others. The group, having a history of acrimony with the PPP, had asked the PML-N leadership not to be fooled by the PPP anymore. The PML-N will challenge the mini-budget and the Higher Education Ordinance in a court, he had concluded.

Source: Pakistan Today March 31, 2021 12:22 UTC