ISLAMABAD – Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Thursday survived a motion ofno-confidence pushed by the opposition.
Mere hours before the final result, the resolution to move a no-confidencevote against Sanjrani had been passed comfortably by opposition senators,with 64 voting in its favour.
Needing only 53 of the 64 senators’ votes to send Sanjrani packing, theopposition instead fell three short when the results of the secret ballotwere announced.
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The final vote count was 50 votes in favour of the motion, five votesrejected, and 45 cast against.
