*ISLAMABAD: **Joint Opposition faces a blow over No Confidence motionagainst Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani.*
*Following the no-confidence motion against the Senate chairman, theopposition leaders, Hasil Bizenjo and Raza Rabbani, have contacted theindependent senators from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) togain their support.*
Sources said that the opposition leaders exchanged views over the no-trustmotion against Sadiq Sanjrani during the conversation with the FATAsenators. The senators have rejected to support the candidate nominatedfrom the opposition side, sources added.
The independent senators apprised their decisions to Bizenjo and Rabbanithat they would support incumbent Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.
Earlier on thursday, a summary had been sent to President Arif Alvi for theappointment of a presiding officer for voting on the no-confidence motionagainst Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.
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The names which are referred for the appointment include Waleed Iqbal,Senator Yaqoob Khan Nasir and Abdul Qayyum, sources added.
It also emerges that voting will be held against the no-trust motionagainst Sanjrani first and later the senators will vote for the deputychairman of the Upper House in the upcoming session.
