ANP demands Senate Deputy Chairman slot

Dunya Tv

Awami National Party has demanded Deputy Chairman slot in the upper house.
The Awami National Party (ANP) being key ally in the coalition government has demanded the Senate Deputy Chairman slot.
The party spokesman Senator Zahid Khan while talking to Dunya News said that ANP is the second largest party in the Senate and it deserves the seat.
It should be mentioned here that the ANP in the recent Senate elections secured seven seats.
It was for the first time in the history of the country that ANP has 12 members in the upper house.
The ANP leadership keeping in view strength of its members in Senate and part of the ruling collation has demanded deputy chairmanship, chief whip and chairmanship of six senate standing committees.
The sources said if the deputy chairman slot goes to Balochistan, ANP member has been selected from the province, therefore, it should be given to it.
The ANP was also desirous to appoint Shahi Sayed, the party provincial president, as chairman of one of the standing committees.