PTI candidate Sanjrani elected as Pak Senate chairman for second term

Sanjrani polled 48 votes while Gilani got 42 in the 99-member Senate, dealing a blow to the joint Opposition despite having a majority in the Upper House. A total of 98 senators voted in the election.

Pakistan government-backed candidate Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday won another term as chairman of the Senate, in a relief to Prime Minister Imran Khan who suffered a humiliating defeat last week when his nominee lost in a keenly-fought election to the upper house of Parliament. Former #SenateChairman handing over statute book of Pakistan to newly elected #SenateChairman pic.twitter.com/hAE0w8HzPK Sanjrani, 42, the incumbent Senate chairman who was backed by Prime Minister Khan's alliance, defeated joint Opposition's candidate and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, 68. Sanjrani polled 48 votes while Gilani got 42 in the 99-member Senate, dealing a blow to the joint Opposition despite having a majority in the Upper House. A total of 98 senators voted in the election.