Voting for Chairman Senate starts

ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 (APP):Voting for the slots of Chairman of Senate started here on Monday at 16:18 hours.
The Presiding Officer Sardar Yaqoob is chairing the session.
Senator Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani and Senator Raja Muhammad Zafar ul Haq are contesting for the slot of the Chairman while Senator Saleem Mandviwala and Senator Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar are challenging each other for the slot of Deputy Chairman.
In the House of 104, 53 votes are required to win the contest. However, there are 103 members who would cast their vote as one of the elected Senator, Ishaq Dar could not take oath due to his stay in London.
Fifty-two votes in this particular situation would be required to win the contest if no vote of members is rejected.