Pakistan’s ex-PM and PPP leader Gilani becomes Senate chairman

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 15 2024

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Yusuf Raza Gilani, a veteran Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former prime minister, was elected unopposed as chairman of the Senate.
Saidal Khan Nasir of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was elected as the deputy chairman of the Senate.
The elections took place amidst protests by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, who demanded the postponement of the session until the election of senators from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.