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VOLUME 16 | N o 72 Lahore Regd No. CPI 251 LAHORE 6P3 INTERNATIONAL 6P7 Buzdar The Eye on China, announces Biden holds huge funds for first summit new projects An English Daily published simultaneously from Lahore and Faisalabad with Japan, India, Australia PAGES 08 | R s 15 Buwww.thesbusineiss.cnom.pk eRsajab-ul-sMuraj 28 1442 Saturday, March 13 , 2021 g Afridi (54 votes) secures Senate deputy seat, Haideri receives 44 Sanjrani wins Senate Chairman slot with (48) votes, Gilani (42) loses From Our Staff Correspondent Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah as the Earlier today, the newly-elected 48 Faraz, Liaquat Khan Tarakai, Faisal Presiding Officer. The polling members of the Upper House of the Saleem Rehman, Zeeshan Khan ISLAMABAD: The members of process continued from 03:00 pm Winner Defeated Parliament, Senate took oath during Zada, Dost Muhammad Khan, Upper House of the Parliament on to 05:00 pm without any interval. the specially convened session in Is - Muhammad Hamayun Mohmand, Friday elected by a majority vote The members of Upper House of lamabad. Senator Muzaffar Hussain Sania Nishtar, Falak Naz, Gurdeep the government-backed Sadiq San - the Parliament on Friday elected by Shah, nominated as presiding officer Singh, ANP’s Hidayatullah Khan jrani as Chairman Senate. a majority vote the government- by President Arif Alvi, chaired the and JUI-F’s Atta-ur-Rehman. From Under the Senate election rules, backed Muhammad Mirza Afridi as session and administered the oath to Balochistan, the 12 elected mem - the Upper House of Parliament deputy chairman. Ex-FATA the members-elect. The senators also bers included BAP’s Prince Ahmed elects the chairman by secret ballot. Muhammad Mirza Afridi secured 54 signed the roll of members. Umer Ahmedzai, Manzoor Ahmed, Balochistan Senator Sanjrani se - votes out of a total of 98 cast for the The newly elected 11 members Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti, Saeed Ahmed cured 48 votes out of a total of 98 seat of Deputy Chairman Senate, de - from Punjab included PML-Q’s Hashmi, Samina Mumtaz, Danesh cast for the seat of Chairman Sen - feating the Pakistan Democratic Kamil Ali Agha, PTI’s Saifullah Kumar, BNP’s M Qasim, ANP’s ate, defeating the Pakistan Demo - Movement (PDM) – an 11-party op - Niazi, Aon Abbas, Ejaz Ahmad Umer Farooq, JUI’s Molana Abdul cratic Movement (PDM) – an position alliance – candidate Abdul Chaudhry, Syed Ali Zafar, Zarqa Ghafoor Haideri, Kamran Murtaza 11-party opposition alliance – Syed Ghafoor Haideri who received only Suharwardy Taimur, and PML-N’s and independent candidates M Yousaf Raza Gilani who received 44 votes. who received only 42 votes, while Shah as the Presiding Officer. The Afnan Ullah Khan, Sajid Mir, Irfan- Abdul Qadir, Naseema Ehsan. only 42 votes, while eight votes Earlier, The members of Upper eight votes have been rejected. polling process continued from 03:00 ul-Haq Siddiqui, Azam Nazeer New polling booth installed have been rejected. Earlier, 98 Sen - House of the Parliament on Friday Earlier, 98 Senators cast their pm to 05:00 pm without any interval. Tara, Saadia Abbasi. From Sindh, after Opp claim of spy cameras ators cast their votes in alphabetical elected by a majority vote the gov - votes in alphabetical order through Sanjrani thanks Senators the 11 elected members included A ruckus was created in the order through secret ballot at the ernment-backed Sadiq Sanjrani as secret ballot at the Parliament House In his remarks after taking oath, PPP’s Saleem Mandviwala, Sheher Upper House during the oath taking Parliament House in Islamabad. Chairman Senate. Under the Senate in Islamabad. The Jamaat-e-Islami Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani Bano Sherry Rehman, Taj Haider, ceremony as the opposition stood up The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Senator election rules, the Upper House of (JI) Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan thanked the Senators who reposed Shahadat Awan, Jam Mahtab Hus - from seats and staged protest, claim - Mushtaq Ahmad Khan didn’t ap - Parliament elects the chairman by didn’t appear and abstained from the confidence in him and voted in his sain, Farooq Hamid Naek, Palwasha ing that hidden cameras were placed pear and abstained from the voting secret ballot. Balochistan Senator voting while Pakistan Muslim favour. He also thanked the entire Mohammed Zai Khan, PTI’s over polling booth. Senator Raza while Pakistan Muslim League- Sanjrani secured 48 votes out of a League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Ishaq leadership of PTI including Prime Muhammad Faisal Vawda, Saiful - Rabbani said installing spy cameras Nawaz’s (PML-N) Ishaq Dar also total of 98 cast for the seat of Dar also didn’t turn up for the elec - Minister Imran Khan for their sup - lah Abro and MQM-P’s Syed Faisal was violation of the law. Following didn’t turn up for the election as he Chairman Senate, defeating the tion as he was in London. port. He said that he will continue to Ali Sabzwari, Khalida Ateeb. the rumpus, presiding officer Sena - was in London. The Special Ses - Pakistan Democratic Movement The Special Session of the Upper take all the Senators along. The 12 senators elected from tor Sayed Muzafar Hussain Shah or - sion of the Upper House of the Par - (PDM) – an 11-party opposition al - House of the Parliament was chaired 48 newly-elected members Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) included dered to make a new polling booth liament was chaired by Senator liance – Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani by Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain of Senate take oath PTI’s Mohsin Aziz, Syed Shibli and allowed both the government PDM to challenge Gold price down Sajrani's victory by Rs 2250 to in Tribunal Rs104,450 per tola From Our Staff Correspondent From Our Staff Correspondent ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party KARACHI: The price of 24 karat per tola (PPP) has refused to acknowledge the defeat gold decreased by Rs 2250 on Friday and was of its candidate Yousaf Raza Gillani in the sold at Rs104,450 against its sale at Rs106,700, election of Chairman Senate and announced Karachi Sarafa Association reported. to challenge his loss in the Election Tribunal. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also de - As soon as the presiding officer announced creased by Rs1928 and was traded at the re-election of Sadiq Sanjrani as Chairman Rs89,550 against Rs91,478 while that of ten of the Senate, senators on the opposition gram 22 karat gold decreased to Rs 82,087 benches caused uproar against the decision. from Rs 83,855. The price of per tola silver PPP leader Farooq H. Naik said that we decreased by Rs30 and was traded at Rs1340 cannot accept this decision under any circum - against its sale at Rs1370 whereas that of and stances as the ballot paper did not instruct or 10 gram silver decreased by Rs25.72 and was indicate where the voter should affix the seal. traded at Rs1148.83 against Rs 1174.55. He refused to accept the seven votes re - jected during the election of Chairman of the senate, saying that putting the stamp over the candidate’s name does not invalidate the vote. ‘Spy cameras' in Meanwhile, Qasim Gilani, son of Yousaf Raza Gillani, while refusing to acknowledge booth creates SOHAWA: Prime Minister Imran Khan offers dua after unveiling the inaugural plaque of the victory of Sadiq Sanjrani, said that PPP tree plantation campaign at the Al-Qadir University. plans to soon approach the election tribunal uproar in Senate against this decision. On the other hand, the PML-N has also refused to acknowledge the ISLAMABAD: Discovery of ‘spy cam - defeat of the joint PDM candidate. eras' by the opposition members above and in - side the polling booth installed for the elections of the chairman and the deputy Bulls rule PSX as market chairman of the upper house of the parliament Bilawal, Maryam created uproar in the session on Friday. Presiding Officer Senator Sayed Muzafar assail govt over Hussain Shah ordered the electoral staff to make a new polling booth agreed upon by the spy cameras gains 1008.32 points government and the opposition members. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Ex - by Rs65,74 per share closing at Rs987.99. Japan's Nikkei rose almost 1 per cent, Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokar of Pak - ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party change (PSX) on Friday turned around and Rafhan Maize recorded maximum de - but China's blue-chip CSI300 index lost 0.4 istan People’s Party (PPP) tweeted a picture, (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 1008.32 crease of Rs200 per share, closing at per cent as that country's high-valuation saying: "Myself & Musadik [Malik] found a PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz have points, with positive change of 2.36 per - Rs9500 whereas Sunrays Textile was run - tech and consumer firms dragged. spy camera right over the polling booth." blasted the government over the discovery of cent, closing at 43,788.08 points against ner up with the decrease of Rs60.25 per The signing of the American Rescue Talking to the media outside the parliament, spy cameras in the Senate. 42,779.76 points on the last working day. share, closing at Rs948. Plan provided a further boost to market he asked how the security of the upper house Talking to the media at the Parliament A total 442,561,882 shares were traded Asian markets up as Biden signs US sentiment after the European Central Bank was breached. “Who allowed this to happen? House in Islamabad on Friday, Bilawal has during the day compared to the trade of stimulus legislation said it was ready to accelerate money-print - There was a complete plan to steal this elec - called on incumbent Senate Chairman Sadiq 406,100,880 shares the previous day Asian shares pushed higher on Friday ing to keep a lid on borrowing costs, using tion.
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