Newly elected senators take oath

ISLAMABAD: Presiding Officer Sen. Sardar Yaqub Khan Nasar on Monday administered the oath to 51 of 52 senators who were elected on March 3.
Sen. Ishaq Dar of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League — Nawaz (PML-N) could not take the oath as he is in London for medical treatment.
All the newly elected senators were then invited to sign the member rolls. Members will elect a Senate chairman and deputy chairman through a secret ballot.
The PML-N and its allies have nominated senators Raja Zafar-ul-Haq and Usman Kakar for chairman and deputy chairman, respectively.
Opposition parties, including the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), have nominated Sadiq Sanjrani, an independent senator from Balochistan, and the PPP’s Saleem Mandviwala for chairman and deputy chairman, respectively.
Candidates have submitted their nomination papers to the Senate secretariat for scrutiny. Following the election, the chairman will take the oath and then swear in his deputy.
Under the Senate election rules, the Upper House of Parliament will elect a chairman and deputy chairman each with a majority vote.