ISLAMABAD: After the recent Senate elections, the ruling alliance has achieved a two‑thirds majority in the Upper House of Parliament.
ٰAccording to the results, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged as the largest party with 26 senators, while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stands second with 22 senators (including the support of six independent members). The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML‑N) has secured 20 seats, becoming the third-largest party.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) has 7 seats, while 6 independents, 4 senators from Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), and 3 senators each from Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP) have also been elected.
Additionally, PML-Q, National Party, MQM-H, and Sunni Ittehad Council each hold one seat in the new Senate.
Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced the complete results of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s Senate polls. A total of 143 votes were cast. On the women’s seats, PTI’s Rubina Naz won with 89 votes, while PPP’s Rubina Khalid got 52 votes. Ayesha Bano and Mahwish Ali Khan received no votes.
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On the general seats, PTI’s Murad Saeed (26 votes), Faisal Javed (22 votes), and Mirza Afridi and Noorul Haq Qadri (21 votes each) were declared successful. JUI-F’s Atta ul Haq and PML-N’s Niaz Ahmad secured 18 votes each, while PPP’s Talha Mehmood got 17 votes.
On technocrat seats, Azam Swati won with 89 votes, and JUI-F’s Dilawar Khan with 54 votes. Others failed to secure any votes.
