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Scuffle breaks out between PTI lawmaker and PM Abbasi's son in Senate |
2018-03-13 |
[DAWN] A scuffle broke out between Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) MNA Hamidul Haq and the prime minister's son, Abdullah Abbasi, in the Upper House on Monday evening, moments before the announcement declaring Senator Sadiq Sanjrani as the newly-elected Senate chairman was to be made, DawnNewsTV reported. In a tense contest between PML-N backed Senator Raja Zafarul Haq and opposition-backed Sanjrani ‐ an independent candidate from Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... ‐ the latter came out comfortable on top with 57 votes, four more than the required count and 11 more than his rival. As soon as Sanjrani was announced the new Senate Chairman, Haq had started chanting slogans in PTI's favour which angered Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's son. A heated verbal argument ensued between the two, which quickly escalated into a brawl. The two were eventually separated by politicians and Senate staff present in the gallery. |
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