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PTI Senator Saifullah Abro has stated that the PPP and PML-N should move a no-confidence motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani if both parties opposed the recent passage of a resolution seeking to delay the February 8 general elections.<\/p>\n
A thinly-attended session of the upper house of parliament on Friday had become the talk of the town after it adopted a resolution<\/a>, albeit a non-binding one, seeking the postponement of the general elections over security and bad weather concerns.<\/p>\n The widely panned resolution, which was not initially scheduled for discussion, was introduced by independent Senator Dilawar Khan and received support primarily from Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) senators.<\/p>\n However, it also appeared to have the tacit support of some other parties, and the absence of lawmakers from mainstream political parties raised several questions.<\/p>\n PPP Senator Bahramand Tangi not only kept silent at the time of the voice vote, but also delivered a speech stressing the need for peace before polls. He was later issued a show-cause notice by his party for deviating from its policy.<\/p>\n The passage of the resolution was subsequently condemned by politicians and lawyers, who termed it a \u201cconspiracy against democracy\u201d and asserted<\/a> that polls be held on time.<\/p>\n