Gurdeep Singh from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party
took oath on Friday as a Senator, becoming the first turban-clad Sikh
representative in the upper house of Pakistan’s Parliament.
Singh, from
the party of Prime Minister Imran Khan became 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 by a huge margin in the
election to the upper chamber of Parliament.
He secured
103 votes in the House of 145 whereas Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (Fazlur) candidate
Ranjeet Singh secured just 25 votes and Asif Bhatti of the Awami National Party
received 12. PTI
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