ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected pleas by 15 independent senators who aimed at joining ranks of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the upper house of the parliament.
Following the ECP’s verdict, the Senate Secretariat has also decided to not allow the merger of independent senators with PML-N.
Now the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has become the largest party in the Senate with 20 members, while PML-N has slipped to the second spot with 17 members while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) retaining third spot with 12 senators.
The number of independent senators stands at 33.
