PML-N looks to replace Sherry Rehman with Zafarul Haq as Senate opposition leader

Relations between PML-N and PPP continue to sour, with new reports suggesting that the former is moving to oust the Senate Opposition Leader, Sherry Rehman, from the position.

DawnNews TV reported on Saturday that the PML-N has written to Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani requesting the change.

According to a source, who wishes to remain anonymous, the PML-N hopes to replace PPP's Rehman with Raja Zafarul Haq. The PML-N already has a majority in the upper house.

The request was signed by PML-N's allied parties, including the Jamiat-i-Ulema Islam and National Party, and submitted to the Senate Secretariat by Haq.

Earlier this month, it was reported that both parties were in talks over the position of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly. A PPP office-bearer had told Dawn that the party would ask PML-N to choose either the opposition leader in the Senate or in the National Assembly, "leaving one of the two offices for the PPP".

Nadir Guramani is a journalist and anchorperson for Dawn News (TV) with 17 years of experience. His reporting covers parliamentary affairs, foreign policy, politics, climate change, and human rights. He can be found on X at @nguramani.

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ABE

Aug 18, 2018 02:18pm

New faces, old places, will make no difference in the fortunes or misfortunes of either PPP or PML-N. A new chapter has begun in the history of Pakistan. The traditional tired old political establishment is no londer desired. If in 50 years of PPP existnce, they have not been able to solve major problems facing the public and the nation as a whole, they will not be able to do so over the next 50 years. PML-N has already proven that they only lust for power to enrich party leadership and damn the nation. There time has come and gone, after having failed three times in a row.

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Saood

Aug 18, 2018 02:34pm

Yeahhh.get rid of ppp.so atelast no one can block the arrest of zardari through senate.

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SUMAIRA

Aug 18, 2018 03:53pm

The so-called "grand opposition alliance" of selfish parties and family-based leaders seems to be coming to an end faster than you can think.

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Asif A. Shah

Aug 18, 2018 04:50pm

PML-N knows how to get even with the PPP. That is the price Sherry Rehman has to pay for the non cooperation of PPP in the National Assembly against Shahbaz Sharif.Sherry Rehman was a suave, sophisticated and mature Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. I wish her luck.

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KAJ

Aug 18, 2018 05:51pm

Too old to hold the post

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WARRIs

Aug 18, 2018 06:01pm

Pakistan cannot go full steam ahead with progress as long “Bhutto Zinda Hae”.

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ali

Aug 18, 2018 06:34pm

The knives have been drawn. Just wait and watch. Enjoy

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Aug 18, 2018 06:39pm

As the famous adage goes,"it's easy and fast to come together but it's uphill and smart to stay united."

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Azhar

Aug 19, 2018 12:14am

Zafrul Haq saw the rise and fall of his party. When you don't counsel right then this shameful fall is in your diary.

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Dr Ahmad - Melbourne

Aug 19, 2018 07:24am

All these so called PPP and PMLN leaders are so fake and bogus, they never delivered any good to country or people.

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