Former Prime Minister Gilani elected Pakistan senate chairman amid PTI boycott

ISLAMABAD: Former PM and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Yusuf Raza Gilani has been elected as chairman of the senate, the upper house of parliament, on Tuesday after Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) boycotted the elections for the top position.
Gilani’s ascend to the coveted position was expected after his party signed a power-sharing deal with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), whereby they traded political positions.Under this arrangement, PPP kept the governorships…