The names were decided upon during a meeting of heads of allied parties at the Presidency on Saturday night with Co-Chairman PPP President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani.
The nominees will have to stand for election on Monday.
The meeting was attended by Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Mr. Asfandyar Wali Khan, Senator Afrasiab Khattak, Senator Babar Khan Ghauri, Senator Tahir Mashhadi, Senator Mir Israrullah Zehri, Munir Khan Orakzai and Engr Shaukat Ullah.
PPP leaders, Syed Khurshid Shah, Senator Nayyar Hussain Bukhari , Leader of House in Senate, Raja Pervez Ashraf, MNA and Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar were also present during the meeting.
Spokesperson to the President Senator-elect Farhatullah Babar said that the PPP Co-Chairman President Asif Ali Zardari welcomed the allied parties to the meeting and said that the PPP wished to nominate Senator Nayyer Hussain Bukhari for the slot of the Chairman and Senator Sabir Baloch from Balochistan for the slot of Deputy Chairman Senate.
The President urged the coalition partners to support the PPP in electing its nominees for the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman. All the allied parties attending the meeting endorsed the suggestion of the President and said that they will support the PPP nominees for these slots.
The allied parties leaders also expressed the hope that both Nayyer Bukhari and Sabir Baloch will be elected unopposed as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.
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"The allied parties leaders also expressed the hope that both Nayyer Bukhari and Sabir Baloch will be elected unopposed as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively."
All they are capable of doing is political maneuvering for power politics. Only blood bath like french revolution will get rid of current ruling elite.
A VERY GOOD BALANCED DECISION.
OMG... what a doofus to have as Senate Chairman. But then the rest of the senators are not that bright either.
I wish Tribune would publish bio on both Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
How about Sabir balach as chairman and Nayyar Bukhari as deputy....
No Wonder Bukhari is being selected for the Top slot...He is as corrupt as his Boss...this guy had illegally controlled acres and acres of land in Islamabad which was Govt property and only last year SJ got it released after Imran Khans petition...If Nawaz Sharif Dont appose him then its crystal clear that Zardari and Nawaz is one thing or the same.....
Isn't this the same land mafia leader who has grabbed huge quantity of land in Islamabad?
Who will be the Chairman Senate and who will be the Dy Chairman Senate, it has no significance in view of the unprecedented and every day growing inflation in the country.
Very nice to see a baloch pakistani being appointed in such a prominent post.
Deputy Chairman from Baluchistan Good step