Pakistan political parties demand probe into alleged Senate vote purchase

Several political parties in Pakistan, including the ruling PML-N, have called for an investigation into the alleged horse-trading in the crucial Senate elections.
Last week, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif won 15 seats in Senate and became the largest party in the upper house of Parliament, according to the provisional results.
Provincial and federal lawmakers voted to elect 52 Senators in the Senate elections, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The election outcome has been marred by charges of horse-trading.
Sharif blamed those political parties that secured more seats than their representation in the provincial assemblies for "rigging the Senate elections" and demanded an investigation to ascertain if the change of loyalty was based on change of mind, financial gain or some other factors, Dawn News reported.