Govt, opposition claim victory over SC ruling
Several ministers and both PML-N and PPP praised the ruling in their separate statements and media talks
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said the ECP should take every step to ensure transparency in Senate polls. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD/
LAHORE :
The government as well as the opposition on Monday both claimed victory following the Supreme Court’s opinion on the presidential reference regarding the voting method for the Senate elections.
Several government ministers, including Information Minister Shibli Faraz, and both the major opposition parties the Pakistan and Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) praised the ruling in their separate statements and media talks.
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the prime minister Babar Awan speaks to journalists as federal ministers Fawad Chaudhry and Shafqat Mahmood,
special assistant to the PM Dr Shahbaz Gill and Senator Faisal Javed look on, outside the office of Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday. Tanveer Shahzad / White Star
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