Polling has started for the election of 30 seats in the Senate, which will continue till 4 pm, while the opposition members in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have submitted a request to postpone the Senate election.
For the polling of the Senate election, the hall of the National Assembly has been converted into a polling station where the staff of the Election Commission is performing its duties.
18 candidates have been elected unopposed in Senate election and today 59 candidates are competing.
Elections will be held on 29 general, 8 women, 9 technocrats or Ulema and two non-Muslim seats in the Senate.
Election on one general, one technocrat seat of the federal capital, two women from Punjab, two technocrats or Ulema and one non-Muslim seat will be held.
Similarly, polling is being held for 7 general, 2 women, 2 technocrats or Ulema and one non-Muslim seat in Sindh.
Candidates have won unopposed on 7 general seats of Punjab, 7 general seats of Balochistan, 2 women and 2 technocrat or Ulema seats.
Seven general, 2 women and 2 technocrat seats are to be elected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is in dispute due to non-swearing of members on reserved seats.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it is not clear whether the Senate elections are being held or not. The opposition members have written a letter to the Election Commission requesting that their 25 members be sworn in on reserved seats. If the oath is not taken, the election should be postponed.
The spokesperson for the Election Commission said that the preparations for the Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are complete and the election materials have been delivered to the polling station. Provincial Election Commissioner Shamshad Khan will perform the duties of the presiding officer.
Apart from this, Ahmad Karim Kundi of the opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has submitted an application to the provincial election commissioner in which it is requested to postpone the election.
It has been said in the petition that our 25 members have not been sworn in yet, so the Senate election should be postponed.
According to sources, the Provincial Election Commissioner has contacted the Chief Election Commissioner on the opposition’s request.
