Times of Islamabad

PTI Shahzad Waseem wins Senate seat from Punjab

PTI Shahzad Waseem wins Senate seat from Punjab

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tahreek e Insaf’s candidate Shahzad Waseem has wonelection for a general Senate seat from Punjab today, by securing onehundred eighty one votes.

His opponent PML(N)’s candidate Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan got one hundred sixtynine votes while one vote got rejected in the electoral process, held atPunjab Assembly building in Lahore today.

Provincial Election Commissioner Punjab Zafar Iqbal conducted the pollingprocess as the Presiding Officer.

The seat was vacated by Chaudhry Muhammmad Sarwar of PTI, who is nowserving as Punjab Governor.

The polling process was held peacefully from 0900Hrs to 1600 Hrs today forwhich strict security measures were ensured inside and outside AssemblyBuilding.