Islamabad (Staff Report): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday elected as chairman of the Senate.
Sanjrani secured 57 votes. While, Raja Zafarul Haq — nominated by the ruling PML-N and supported by its coalition partners got 46 votes.
Sanjrani, independent Balochistan senator, was proposed by Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bazinjo and backed by PTI, PPP, MQM-P.