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PTI likely to win 23 seats in Senate election next year
Published On 17 December,2020 06:19 am
At least 17 out of 30 senators of PML-N and 8 out of 21 senators of PPP will retire in March 2021.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Giving the party position in the national and provincial assemblies that form the electoral college of the Senate, the upper house of the parliament, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is likely to win 23 seats in Senate election to be held in March 2021, Dunya News reported.
The Senate comprises 104 members 23 each from the four federating units, eight from Fata, and four from Islamabad. The 23 seats allocated to a province comprise 14 general seats, four reserved for women, four for technocrats and one for minority member.
Police reply sought on plea against Achakzai
National
December 16, 2020
LAHORE: A sessions court on Tuesday sought a report from Station House Officer (SHO) Lorry Adda police station on a petition seeking directions for registration of a criminal case against Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai over his controversial statement at Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) public meeting on Dec 13. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rizwan Aziz passed the orders on a petition, filed by Advocate Tanveer Arshad Chaudhry. The petitioner-counsel argued before the court that Achakzai alleged that the people of Lahore sided with British against Afghans in the past, during a PDM meeting in Lahore. He contended that Achakzai attempted to promote hate through his speech and it also hurt the feelings of people.
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