Opp discusses move to deseat Senate chief.

ISLAMABAD -- The Rehbar Committee: the anti-government alliance of the opposition parties - Tuesday convened another meeting to formulate its next course-of-action over the matter of de-seating the chairman of the Senate - Sadiq Sanjrani.

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Raja Zafarul Haq presided over the meeting of 52 members of the opposition. The meeting was attended by several senators, including Sherry Rehman, Sassui Palijo, Karishna Kumari, Pervez Rashid, Mustafa Khokhar, Hasil Bizenjo, Ghafor Haideri, Abdul Quyyum, Nizhat Sadiq, Robina Khalid, Atta-ur-Rehman, Tahir Bizenjo, Asif Kirmani and Rahila Magsi among others.

The opposition parties already have the required majority in the Senate to de-seat the senate chairman - as in the 104-member house and the current 103 members, the support of only 53 senators is required to make the move against the senate chief successful. The opposition parties collectively have the support of 65 senators.

On July 9, the opposition parties in the Senate submitted a resolution for de-seating Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani by...

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