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- January 5, 2024
- Kainat Shakeel
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ISLAMABAD: Unexpectedly, on Friday the Senate passed a resolution postponing the elections scheduled for February 8 because the environment in the nation is unsuitable for such an event.
By a majority vote, the House approved the resolution that Dilawar Khan had proposed. The resolution was opposed by Senator Afnan Khan. When the resolution was tabled, fourteen members of the upper chamber were present.
Senator Dilawar said that numerous political figures had been threatened while arguing in favor of his resolution. He also brought up the recent attempts on the life of Mohsin Dawar, a former lawmaker, Fazlur Rehman, the leader of JUI-F, and other political personalities.
According to Senator Dilawar, many political parties had voiced concerns about conducting elections in the cold weather. “We honor the Supreme Court order,” our soldiers are being martyred, and we are told to hold elections,” he maintained.
Afterward, Senator Hidayatullah informed the assembly that the Pakhtun and Baloch people were being murdered.
According to Senator Manzoor Ahmad Kakar, terrorism is making a comeback in the nation. If Pakistan existed, elections would take place, he said. Senator Kakar continued, “We have seen deaths; a police officer was killed in my constituency the other day.”
“We support this resolution, it is valid,” he went on.
2008 and 1997 elections, according to Senator Afnan, took place during the winter. He said that there were multiple explosions throughout the month of the elections. The terrorism was at its peak around the time of the 2013 election.
PPP Senator Tungi and PTI’s Singh kept mum while voting was held on the resolution, while Muslim League-Q Senator Kamil Ali Agha also favored the resolution.
Murtaza Solangi, the Caretaking Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, was not in the House when the resolution was brought up. The resolution was re-presented and approved after his arrival.
Murtaza Solangi was against the resolution that sought to delay the elections.
Dilawar Khan, Bahramand Tungi, Afnanullah, Gurdeep Singh, Abdul Qadir, Samina Mumtaz, Hilalur Rehman, Naseebullah Bazai, Kehda Babar, Prince Ahmed Omarzai, Ahmed Omar, Sana Jamali, Kamil Ali Agha, and Manzoor Kakar were among those present at the Senate session.