Share:Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Friday has taken oath as senator. According to details, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administered the oath to the newly-elected senator. The seat fell vacant after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Muhammad Ayub Afridi resigned as member of the upper house last month. Earlier, Shaukat Tarin was elected senator from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The finance adviser won the seat after securing 87 votes.

Source: The Nation December 24, 2021 17:43 UTC