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      <title>KP Senate polls: Opposition yet to finalise seat-sharing strategy</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With Senate election preparations accelerating in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, opposition parties remain divided over a unified strategy for alliances and seat-sharing arrangements.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources say the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has urged all opposition factions to avoid unilateral decisions and instead contest the polls collectively to maximize their chances of success.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The PPP has conveyed a firm message that going alone could result in a shared setback and even cost the bloc a Senate seat.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to insiders, PPP’s provincial president Muhammad Ali Shah has initiated contact with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Awami National Party (ANP), and PTI Parliamentarians to forge consensus.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The party is hopeful of a positive response from its counterparts, with expectations that a united opposition could secure at least five seats in the upcoming elections.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Initial estimates of seat adjustments suggest that the PPP and JUI-F could each win two seats, while the PML-N is likely to clinch one.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>With Senate election preparations accelerating in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, opposition parties remain divided over a unified strategy for alliances and seat-sharing arrangements.</strong></p>
<p>Sources say the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has urged all opposition factions to avoid unilateral decisions and instead contest the polls collectively to maximize their chances of success.</p>
<p>The PPP has conveyed a firm message that going alone could result in a shared setback and even cost the bloc a Senate seat.</p>
<p>According to insiders, PPP’s provincial president Muhammad Ali Shah has initiated contact with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Awami National Party (ANP), and PTI Parliamentarians to forge consensus.</p>
<p>The party is hopeful of a positive response from its counterparts, with expectations that a united opposition could secure at least five seats in the upcoming elections.</p>
<p>Initial estimates of seat adjustments suggest that the PPP and JUI-F could each win two seats, while the PML-N is likely to clinch one.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:52:11 +0500</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Speaking on points of order, a number of senators from across the divide expressed their concern over incidents of the killing of settlers in Balochistan.— APP/file
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