ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced on Monday that the anti-government coalition has unanimously agreed to nominate Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Yousaf Raza Gilani as their candidate for the upcoming Senate chairman election. The PDM chief also spoke about the incidents of violence outside Parliament House on Saturday, where PML-N leaders alleged they were manhandled by PTI workers. In addition to reviewing the trust vote which Prime Minister Imran Khan won, the meeting discussed the proposed long march to Islamabad and the election of the Senate chairman planned for March 12. The meeting comes a day after reports emerged that Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), an ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), expressed its inability to vote for the PDM candidate for Senate chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani. In the meeting, Bilawal also discussed possible options for replacing the government of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar in Punjab and cooperation in the election for Senate chairman.

Source: Pakistan Today March 08, 2021 15:53 UTC