Sanjrani’s Senate chairmanship challenged

Petitioner states that person's first seat becomes vacant upon being elected to a second

LAHORE:

A writ petition has been submitted to the Lahore High Court (LHC), urging it to prevent Sadiq Sanjrani from functioning as Senate chairman after his election as MPA from PB-32 Balochistan.

The petitioner's lawyer, Advocate Nadeem Sarwar, cited Article 223(4) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, stating that a person's first seat becomes vacant upon being elected to a second.

Sarwar further argued that despite Sanjrani currently holding the Senate chairman position, his recent election as MPA implied his initial seat would soon be vacated as per constitutional provisions.
This, he added, raised questions about the legality of his dual roles.