PPP and JUI have teamed up for the Senate by-election. PPP will support JUI in Balochistan while JUI will back Yousaf Raza Gillani. Both parties aim to collaborate in Parliament, with upcoming by-elections scheduled for March 14 in Islamabad, Sindh, and Balochistan. The alliance signals mutual support for candidates and a strategic parliamentary partnership.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the JUI have decided to join hands in the Senate election, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
“The People’s Party will support the JUI in Balochistan Senate elections, while the JUI will extend support to Yousaf Raza Gillani,” JUI leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said.
“We will not participate in government making but play our role in the Parliament,” Haideri further said.
PPP leader Nayyar Bukhari has said that the PPP will extend support to the JUI-F candidate in the Senate’s by-election in Balochistan.
The Senate by-election being held on vacant seats of the upper house on March-14. Balochistan’s three Senate seats have been vacated and the JUI has requested for the PPP’s support in Balochistan, Nayyar Bukhari said.
Yousaf Raza Gillani said,” We have discussed over the matter with Maulana Sahib scores of times we welcome him here”.
“We are supporting to each other for the Parliament and will work in tandem in the house,” he added.
It is to be mentioned here that Gillani and Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) Ilyas Meharban will contest in Senate by election on the vacant seat from Islamabad.
The Senate by election will be held for six seats of the upper house in Islamabad, Sindh and Balochistan on March 14 (Thursday).
According to the election commission, polling will be held at the upper house of parliament as well as at Sindh and Balochistan assemblies in Karachi and Quetta from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday.
Among these general category seats, one fall vacant in the federal capital, two in Sindh, and three in Balochistan as senators relinquished their seats, following their election as members of the National Assembly as well as provincial assemblies of Sindh and Balochistan.
Earlier, People’s Party decided to nominate Yousaf Raza Gillani as its candidate for Senate chairman’s office and he was asked to relinquish his NA seat from Multan.
The recent collaboration between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to contest the Senate by-election has sparked significant interest in the political landscape. This strategic alliance aims to consolidate the support of like-minded parties and secure a strong representation in the Senate. The decision to join forces demonstrates the growing importance of unity and cooperation in achieving common political goals. It will be fascinating to observe the impact of this partnership on the upcoming by-election and its potential implications for the broader political dynamics in the region.
Source: ARY NEWS
Summary:
PPP and JUI have formed an alliance for the upcoming Senate by-election. The parties have agreed to support each other’s candidates in Balochistan and Islamabad. Yousaf Raza Gillani, PPP’s nominee, will receive JUI’s support, while JUI’s candidate in Balochistan will be backed by PPP. The by-election, scheduled for March 14, will fill vacant Senate seats in Islamabad, Sindh, and Balochistan. Both parties aim to collaborate in the Parliament and have expressed their commitment to work together effectively.
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