Raza Rabbani a competent person: Afzal

ISLAMABAD, Mar 10 (APP):Minister of State for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal Saturday said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government wanted a Senate chairman who will work for rule of law and strengthening of democracy.

PML-N had majority seats in the Senate and it would announce its candidate for chairman soon, he said talking to a private news channel.

The minister said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had sold its 13 Senators to Co-Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari.

He said PTI leadership was making fun of itself that Senate chairman should be elected from Balochistan.

He said Raza Rabbani was a competent person, who had worked for the promotion of democracy.

Replying to a question, he said former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had strengthened democracy in the country.