ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman has filed
nomination pape
rs for the slot of opposition l
eader in the Upper House.
Senator Rehman submitted her
nomination papers to Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. Her
nomination is reportedly supported by 33 members of the opposition, including some independent members from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan besides Awami National Party (ANP) and Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) senators.
If elected, Rehman would be the first female opposition l
eader in the Upper House of parliament.
On Wednesday, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto had
nominated Sherry Rehman for the position. Speaking to media at the Parliament House, Opposition L
eader in National Assembly Khursheed Shah said that the coalition of opposition parties have a majority in the Upper House of the parliament to elect its own opposition leader. Shah said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) want
s to move forward along with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). “PPP has no contention with the PTI,” he added.
Published in Daily Times, March 16th 2018.
