ISLSMABAD: As the Rehbar Committee of the
Opposition is set to hold its meeting
today (Thursday) to announce the
name of
Opposition consensus
candidate for
Senate chairman, the PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz hold telephonic consultation on Wednesday on possible names. The Senate’s
Opposition in line of the decision of the Rehbar Committee had already submitted requisition for convening the
Senate session and resolution of no-confidence motion against
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday.On Wednesday, according to sources, Bilawal made a telephonic call to N Maryam Nawaz for the consultation on the
name of consensus
candidate for the
Senate chairman. The government and
Opposition also held separate informal meetings to discuss future line of action. The senators of the PTI, MQM, tribal districts and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) held a meeting with Sadiq Sanjrani, while the PPP senators held informal consultation with their Parliamentary Leader Sherry Rehman. The PML-N has proposed the names of
Opposition Leader in the
Senate Raja Zafarul Haq, Senator Massadiq Malik and Senator Pervaiz Rashid and also Mir Hasil Bizanjo. According to sources, the meeting of the Rehbar Committee of the
Opposition will examine the candidatures of candidates and decide about appropriate final candidate. The
Opposition parties collectively have the support of 65 senators that includes the PML-N with 31 senators, PPP with 21 senators, National Party with five senators, JUI-F with four senators, PkMAP with four senators and ANP with one senator.
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