{"id":21862,"date":"2023-12-30T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T09:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=21862"},"modified":"2023-12-30T14:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T09:10:36","slug":"now-that-faiz-is-gone-what-will-you-do-zardari-asked-sanjrani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/latest-news\/now-that-faiz-is-gone-what-will-you-do-zardari-asked-sanjrani\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Now that Faiz is gone, what will you do?&#8221; Zardari asked Sanjrani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: At Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman&#8217;s son&#8217;s wedding reception in Islamabad on Friday, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and Pakistan People&#8217;s Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari struck up a humorous small conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Along with other politicians, the former president and Sanjrani were seated at a table when Zardari started joking with the Senate Chairman about what he would do without the assistance of Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hamid, the former Director General (DG) of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Hamid retired from the military early in November of last year, the day before the army&#8217;s command was changed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faiz has gone, what will you do now?&#8221; The PPP heavyweight approached Sanjrani while they were seated at the same table, just close enough to start a discussion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[But] you are still there,&#8221; the Senate Chairman said in response to Zardari&#8217;s joke, implying that he was looking for his support.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/next-generation-of-zardari-and-sharif-families-to-run-in-2024-elections.html\">Next generation of Zardari and Sharif families to run in 2024 elections<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zardari gave him a taunting response at this point. He went on to ask the Senate Chairman to exercise political discernment.<\/p>\n<p>He joked, &#8220;Their reign does not last forever, but ours does.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The wedding was also attended by a number of national politicians, including Akram Durrani, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Liaqat Baloch, Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Speaker of the National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, and Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar.<\/p>\n<p>Nikkah of Fazl\u2019s son, Maulana Asjad Mahmood, was solemnised by Sahibzada Khalil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In August 2019, Sadiq Sanjrani survived the no-trust motion in a shocking victory in the then opposition-led upper house of the parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/asif-zardari-pledges-development-and-reconciliation-efforts-in-balochistan.html\">Asif Zardari pledges development and reconciliation efforts in Balochistan<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The opposition was in the majority with 64 senators present at the time of voting but the motion failed to get the required no of votes.<\/p>\n<p>The final vote count was 50 votes in favour of the motion, five votes rejected, and 45 cast against.<\/p>\n<p>It was then alleged by the opposition parties that Faiz Hamid played an important role in securing victory for Sanjrani.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He was re-elected as the Senate chairman on March 12, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: At Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman&#8217;s son&#8217;s wedding reception in Islamabad on Friday, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and Pakistan People&#8217;s Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari struck up a humorous small conversation. 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