{"id":6329,"date":"2021-03-12T10:09:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T10:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=6329"},"modified":"2021-03-12T10:09:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T10:09:03","slug":"senate-election-live-updates-govt-pdm-lock-horns-for-chairman-deputy-chairman-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/03\/12\/senate-election-live-updates-govt-pdm-lock-horns-for-chairman-deputy-chairman-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate election live updates: Govt, PDM lock horns for chairman, deputy chairman posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Amid the controversy of the sale and purchase of votes and allegations between opposition parties and the government, the knife-edge elections for the posts of Senate chairman and deputy chairman will be held today (Friday).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6331\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Senate-election-live-updates-Govt-PDM-lock-horns-for-chairman-deputy-chairman-posts-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg\" alt=\"Senate-election-live-updates-Govt-PDM-lock-horns-for-chairman-deputy-chairman-posts-rapidnews-dailyrapid\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Senate-election-live-updates-Govt-PDM-lock-horns-for-chairman-deputy-chairman-posts-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Senate-election-live-updates-Govt-PDM-lock-horns-for-chairman-deputy-chairman-posts-rapidnews-dailyrapid-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The newly-elected members of the upper house took oath after the session began at 10:00am. The polls for Senate chairman and deputy chairman are being conducted by Senate secretariat official.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">PTI&#8217;s Sadiq Sanjrani and Mirza Muhammad Afridi and the joint opposition\u2019s Yousaf Raza Gillani and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri will be in a poll fight for the slots of Senate chairman and deputy chairman.<\/p>\n<h2>2:55pm \u2014 Ahsan Iqbal seeks CCTV footage of Parliament House<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal has filed an application with the National Assembly secretary to secure a copy of the last 24 hours CCTV footage of the Parliament House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Application given to secretary National Assembly to secure a copy of CCTV footage of Parliament House for last 24 hours to find out culprits behind installation of spy cameras in Senate Hall and to ensure security of data,&#8221; tweeted Iqbal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Application given to Secretary National Assembly to secure a copy of CCTV footage of Parliament House for last 24 hours to find out culprits behind installation of spy cameras in Senate Hall and to ensure security of data. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mqcwsHH3I2\">pic.twitter.com\/mqcwsHH3I2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahsan Iqbal (@betterpakistan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betterpakistan\/status\/1370308575445323776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>2:50pm \u2014 PM Imran Khan to watch elections from PM House<\/h2>\n<p>Prime Minister Imran Khan will watch the Senate elections from the PM House, officials privy to the development told\u00a0<i>Geo News<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The sources said that the PM was briefed by the PTI leaders regarding the government\u2019s numbers for the Senate elections.<\/p>\n<p>They added that the PM will leave for Sohawa after the Senate elects its new chairman and deputy chairman.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2:45pm \u2014 Senate staff sets up new polling booth<\/h2>\n<p>After the last polling booth became controversial, a new one has been set up for the elections of the Senate chairman and his deputy in the upper house of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The new polling booth was set up in the presence of the Senate secretary.<\/p>\n<p>The secretary, after setting up the polling booth, said that the polling agents and the candidates can come and review the new booth.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2:42pm \u2014 Bilawal calls for Sadiq Sanjrani&#8217;s resignation<\/h2>\n<p>PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called on incumbent Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani to resign from his post as he had compromised the integrity of the upper house.<\/p>\n<p>The PPP chairman, who spoke to the media at the Parliament House, also said that investigations should be held regarding the emergence of the alleged spy cameras.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2:35 pm \u2014 Senate security in charge appointed on March 11<\/h2>\n<p>With the election of Senate chairman becoming controversial after the emergence of alleged \u201cspy cameras\u201d, it has emerged that the in charge of the senate security was appointed on March 11 \u2014 a day before the polls.<\/p>\n<p>A notification obtained by\u00a0<i>Geo News<\/i>\u00a0showed that Wajahat Afzal was appointed the Senate&#8217;s sergeant at arms for a year on March 11.<\/p>\n<p>The notification showed that Afzal was appointed without an advertisement under Rule 17 as a grade 18 officer of the Senate Secretariat.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2:25pm \u2014 98 senators to take part in elections<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">At least 98 senators will take part in the Senate elections being held for the Senate chairman and deputy chairman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">One of the senators that will not be voting in the elections is Ishaq Dar, who has not taken oath of office yet. The other senator that will not skip the voting is Mushtaq Ahmed of the JI as his party had announced that they will be abstaining from the vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ur\">\u0622\u0631 \u0679\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u0633 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0688\u0633\u06a9\u06c1 \u062f\u06be\u0646\u062f \u06a9\u06d2 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0633\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\u0679 \u067e\u0631 \u0688\u0627\u06a9\u06c1 \u0688\u0627\u0644\u0646\u06d2 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u06d2 \u0622\u062e\u0631\u06cc \u062c\u0646\u06af \u06c1\u0627\u0631 \u0686\u06a9\u06d2\u06d4 \u0633\u067e\u0631\u06cc\u0645 \u06a9\u0648\u0631\u0679 \u0633\u06d2 \u0645\u0646\u06c1 \u06a9\u06cc \u06a9\u06be\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u060c \u0622\u0626\u06cc\u0646\u06cc \u062a\u0631\u0645\u06cc\u0645 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0646\u0627\u06a9\u0627\u0645 \u0631\u06c1\u06d2\u060c\u0635\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062a\u06cc \u0622\u0631\u0688\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\u0646\u0633 \u0631\u062f\u06cc \u06a9\u0627 \u0679\u06a9\u0691\u0627 \u0628\u0646 \u06af\u06cc\u0627 \u062a\u0648 \u062e\u0641\u06cc\u06c1 \u06a9\u06cc\u0645\u0631\u0648\u06ba \u0648\u0627\u0644\u06d2 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0631\u06cc \u0644\u06d2 \u0622\u0626\u06d2\u06d4 \u0622\u0626\u06cc\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062e\u0641\u06cc\u06c1 \u0648\u0648\u0679 \u06a9\u0627 \u0630\u06a9\u0631 \u06c1\u06d2 \u062e\u0641\u06cc\u06c1 \u06a9\u06cc\u0645\u0631\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u0627 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba! \u0648\u0648\u0679 \u0686\u0648\u0631\u0648 \u0634\u0631\u0645 \u06a9\u0631\u0648 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u06a9\u0631\u0633\u06cc \u0686\u06be\u0648\u0691\u0648!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryamNSharif\/status\/1370289154643345410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">1:59pm \u2014 Polling booth will be changed: Senate secretary<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">The Senate secretary has announced that the polling booth will be changed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He has called members of the Opposition and government. The polling booth will be changed at 2pm, he said.<\/p>\n<h2>1:55pm \u2014 Sadiq Sanjrani dismisses Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar&#8217;s claims<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday dismissed the claims made by PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar that he left the Senate building at 5:30 am today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sanjrani, when asked by\u00a0<i>Geo News<\/i>\u00a0regarding the allegation, said laughingly that he left the Senate building at 5:30pm not 5:30am.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1:45pm \u2014 Constitution mentions &#8216;secret voting&#8217; but not &#8216;secret cameras&#8217;, says Maryam Nawaz<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Maryam Nawaz Sharif slammed the emergence of &#8220;hidden cameras&#8221; in the Senate ahead of the elections for the new chairman and his deputy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The PML-N leader tweeted that the Constitution has mentioned &#8220;secret voting&#8221; but not &#8220;secret cameras&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;The constitution has mentioned secret voting but not secret cameras. Have some shame vote thieves, leave the seat,&#8221; said Maryam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The PML-N leader said that those leading a robbery in Senate have lost the last &#8220;war&#8221; after the RTS fiasco and fog in Daska elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Maryam said that the government after being humiliated by the Supreme Court, failing in passing constitutional amendment and the presidential ordinance being turned into a piece of paper brought in &#8220;camera mechanics&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the controversy of the sale and purchase of votes and allegations between opposition 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