Unopposed elected Senator Ijaz Chaudhry, MPAs call on Buzdar

LAHORE: PTI unopposed Senator Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and other MPAs called on Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar here Thursday.

The chief minister congratulated the newly-elected senators of PTI and its ally party the PML-Q and expressed best wishes for them. He said through a successful strategy in Punjab, senators have been elected unopposed and the attempts of horse-trading have failed, adding that transparency won in Punjab and those who were offering ‘bids’ remained disappointed. He said the PTI government has upheld the cause of democratic traditions in Punjab and termed the unopposed election of PTI and PML-Q candidates a welcoming sign. He said opposition remained unsuccessful in the past and will see the same fate till 2023. Provincial ministers Raja Basharat, Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, Hashim Dogar, Ijaz Alam, Muhammad Akhlaq, Dr Akhtar Malik, Raja Yasir Humayun, former minister Asad Khokhar, SACM Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Aun Chaudhry and MPAs were also present on the occasion.