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The federal government has decided to hold the Senate elections in February instead of March 2021, and seeks the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (SC) on open voting for the elections.

This decision was made during a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday.

PM Khan said that the legal reforms for the elections intend to make the entire process transparent, adding that all political parties are invited to discuss the matter.

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While addressing a Press Conference after the meeting, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator, Shibli Faraz, said that the government wants to ensure that the Senate elections are free and fair.

“Controversies have always surrounded the Senate elections. It is such an old practice that it is assumed that in the elections, [horse trading] will surely take place,” he remarked.

The Senator revealed that PM Khan had dismissed 20 members of the provincial assemblies, fulfilling his promise of reforming the electoral process.

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He said that the government had introduced a bill in the National Assembly after the Supreme Court had issued a short order regarding free and fair elections.

The government had considered getting this bill approved via either a constitutional amendment, an executive order, or the election commission, and ultimately decided to move the apex court in this matter.

The elections will take place on 52 seats of the Upper House because the same members of the 104-member Senate will be retiring on 11 March.

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