Senate Chairperson Sadiq Sanjrani presides over Senate session. — DawnNewsTV
Senate Chairperson Sadiq Sanjrani presides over Senate session. — DawnNewsTV

Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, during an Upper House sitting today, has urged senators who don't wish to speak on the floor to leave the hall due to health safety reasons.

He said that the session's sittings from now on will be limited to two hours in order to ensure limited exposure.

Senators who were present in the Senate today were seen sitting apart and wearing masks as they questioned Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar over the upcoming budget.

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