Islamabad: March 12, 2015: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker and Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Deputy Speaker, National Assembly have congratulated Senator Mian Raza Rabbani on his  election as Chairman and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri as Deputy Chairman, Senate.

In their separate congratulatory messages to Mian Raza Rabbani and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker extended their warm felicitations on their election as Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate.  They said that their election was an evidence of trust and confidence of leadership of  the political parties sitting in the Parliament and Senators reposed in their capabilities. They expressed the hope that under their sagacious leadership, the Senate of Pakistan will play more vital role to further strengthening the democratic institutions and norms in the country. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker prayed for their success.

They have also congratulated the newly elected Senators on taking oath. They said that successful completion of electoral process of Senate will prove milestones in strengthening the democracy in the country.  They were confident that newly elected Senators will play their due role for supremacy of the Constitution and strengthening democratic norms in the country.