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LAHORE– The senior leadership of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) have agreed to find out the reasons behind their defeat in election for Senate Chairman and Deputy Chairman .
This decision was taken in a telephonic conversation among Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the sources informed .The seven senators who had voted on Gillani’s name did so on purpose, source added.
Following a shock defeat in the elections for the Senate top slots, PDM leaders Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday teleconferenced to review the election and agreed to investigate all Opposition senators suspected to be ‘close’ to elected Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.
The three leaders spoke over the telephone to discuss the PDM’s loss in the elections for Senate chairman and deputy chairman despite holding superior numbers 51 senators compared to opposition’s 47.
In chairman Senate elections, seven votes were rejected then how did the government candidate get all the said votes in the election of deputy chairman, Fazlur Rehman reportedly asked Zardari and Nawaz during the conversation. They also discussed preparations for the PDM’s upcoming long march and the alliance’s future.
During the conversation, the PDM chief, Fazlur Rehman, also reportedly told the leaders of the two largest opposition parties that there was “no point” in holding a long march without the Opposition resignations from the assemblies.
The PDM on Saturday also announced an emergency all-party conference on Monday to review the Senate debacle. All parties have been directed to send their leaders to the conference. The leaders will discuss the prevailing political situation and present a report on behalf of their party regarding the defeat. They will also take the senior leadership into confidence on why seven votes were rejected in polling for the Senate chairman position.
They will also address the concerns raised by the JUI-F over the defeat of its candidate for the deputy chairman slot. Modalities for the March 26 long march will also be given a final shape in the meeting.
