ISLAMABAD: Disgruntled by unexpected loss in Senate election, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PMLN) leader Maryam Nawaz has lambasted the alleged nexus between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari.
She termed Imran Khan a vendor of ‘umpire finger’. She dubbed Khan and Zardari pawns of chess and challenged them to face the court of the masses.
Earlier, an independent candidate from Balochistan backed by joint opposition, Sadiq Sanjrani, won Senate election for chairmanship with as many as 57 votes against 46 of ruling party’s candidate on Monday.
Raja Zafarul Haq of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Sadiq Sanjrani, a joint candidate of opposition parties contested for Senate chairmanship with the latter, backed by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), recording a convincing victory with 57 votes against former 46.
Published in Daily Times, March 13th 2018.
