Islamabad: Gurdeep Singh from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party took the oath on Friday as a Senator, fitting the first turban-clad Sikh consultant within the higher apartment of Pakistan's Parliament.
Singh, from the party of top Minister Imran Khan grew to become the first turban-clad Sikh representative from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan's Senate on March 3. He defeated rival candidates on a minority seat with the aid of a big margin in the election to the upper chamber of Parliament.
Gurdeep Singh
Singh secured 103 votes within the house of one hundred forty five whereas Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (Fazlur) candidate Ranjeet Singh secured simply 25 votes and Asif Bhatti of the Awami country wide celebration got 12.
Forty-seven different Senators also took oath on Friday.
Imran Khan
Singh hails from Swat district, is the primary turban-clad Sikh consultant from the province in the Senate.
After taking oath as member of Senate, Singh mentioned that he would work for the betterment of the minority group within the country. He changed into assured that being Senator he would have the opportunity to serve his group in a higher means.
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