Gilliani upset Shiekh on Senate Elections
The much-awaited Senate elections ended with PTI emerging as the top victor with 18 seats, followed by PPP with eight.
Victory for PTI, however, was bittersweet, as in the contest between both parties for the Islamabad general seat, PPP's Yousuf Raza Gillani defeated PTI's Hafeez Shaikh.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari triumphantly tweeted: "Democracy is the best revenge. Jeya Bhutto!"
According to the returning officer, who announced the results after counting ended in the National Assembly, six of the total 340 ballots cast in the National Assembly were rejected.
Gillani obtained 169 votes, whereas Shaikh got 164. One vote was not cast
The MPs were required to vote for 37 vacant seats of the Senate with 11 senators already elected unopposed from Punjab due to withdrawals from opposing candidates.
Polling was held for 12 seats each of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11 of Sindh and two of the federal capital.
MPAs from the three provincial assemblies cast their vote for the candidates fielded from Balochistan, KP and Sindh, while MNAs voted for the representatives from the federal capital.
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