ISLAMABAD – The Federal Cabinet has decided to seek guidance of SupremeCourt of Pakistan regarding holding the upcoming Senate elections throughshow of hands.
The meeting of the federal Cabinet was held on Tuesday with Prime MinisterImran Khan in the chair.
The Federal Cabinet decided that a reference in this regard will be filedwith the apex court by the Attorney General under Article 186 of theConstitution.
Prime Minister emphasised that the legal reforms are aimed at only ensuringtransparency in the election process.
He said we are open for dialogue with all the political parties on thematter. Later briefing the media persons about the Cabinet decisions,Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said our aim is toensure transparent and credible elections of the Upper House.
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He said a bill has also been introduced in the Parliament regarding theSenate elections with the aim to check the horse trading. He said it isalso in the interest of all political parties so that only those candidateswho are nominated by the parties come to the House and that the parties getthe seats as per their strength in the electoral college.
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