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Syedal — a middle-class PMLN loyalist from Duki

Belonging to middle class, he has been a PMLN worker since the days when no one could dare stand for the party in Balochistan

By Our Correspondent
April 10, 2024
Yousuf Raza Gillani and Syedal Khan Nasir in this photo from April 9, 2024. — PTV
Yousuf Raza Gillani and Syedal Khan Nasir in this photo from April 9, 2024. — PTV

LAHORE: Syedal Khan Nasir, the newly-elected Deputy Chairman of Senate, belongs to Duki area — one of Pakistan’s least developed districts — of Balochistan.

Belonging to middle class, he has been a PMLN worker since the days when no one could dare stand for the party in Balochistan. He has made his parliamentary debut transparently in the Upper House — first as its member and then as its deputy chairman.

Political observers say that at a time when parties face accusations of giving tickets to influential groups and lobbies of various kinds, PMLN Quaid Nawaz Sharif’s decision to reward a party loyalist deserves appreciation. Introducing a middle class representative to the top parliamentary echelons is indeed a good omen for national politics, they added.