Lahore March 13 (Online): Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Saturday called the opposition for negotiations to hold the next Senate elections by open ballot, adding that the government is still ready to legislate for holding the Senate elections by open ballot.
\nSadiq Sanjarani has become the chairman of the Senate in a completely transparent manner, but if the opposition has reservations then it may move any forum they want. Unfortunately, political parties in Pakistan only accept elections and results that are in their own favour, and if the results are not in their favour, they start criticising the courts.
\nHe was addressing a ceremony on women’s rights at Governor\u2019s House Lahore. Begum Perveen Sarwar, wife of Governor Punjab, famous singer Humaira Arshad, former famous actress Nishu were present on the occasion. A large number of women from different walks of life also participated.
\nTalking to the media, The governor said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has been repeatedly asking the opposition to adopt the method of the open ballot for the Senate elections but the opposition continued to oppose it.
\nNow the politicians are pointing fingers at one another after the elections of Chairman Senate. “I think as long as there is no open ballot for the Senate elections, the practice of horse-trading will continue and the elections will be controversial,” he added.
\nChaudhry Sarwar said that it is still time for the opposition to give up the politics of stubbornness and negotiate with the government on legislation for the open ballot in the future Senate elections.
\n“We are ready to legislate and transparent Senate elections will strengthen not only the senate but also democracy, he added.
\nReplying to a question, he said that the PTI government has always respected the decisions of the courts and if any decision comes from any court regarding the election of Chairman Senate, then, we will respect it.
\nNo one should doubt that Sadiq Sanjarani has been elected chairman of the senate in accordance with the constitution and in a transparent manner and the opposition should also accept these results openly instead of making a fuss about it.
\nAddressing the function, the governor said that previous governments had been only paying lip service regarding resolving women’s issues but the incumbent government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan has provided employment opportunities to women.
\nAt the same time, practical steps have been taken for their development and prosperity in all fields, due to which today women in every field, including entrepreneurship have progressed immensely and are even ahead of men.
\nHe said that without the empowerment of women, the strength and development of any country is impossible. Therefore, all sections of society should fulfill their responsibility to ensure the provision of women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lahore March 13 (Online): Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Saturday called the opposition for negotiations to hold the next Senate elections by open ballot, adding that the government is still ready to legislate for holding the Senate elections by open ballot. Sadiq Sanjarani has become the chairman of the Senate in a completely transparent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n