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On 1st March 2021, The Supreme Court announced that Senate elections would be held under ____________ of the Constitution:
AArticle 224
BNone of these
CArticle 213
DArticle 226
Correct answer
D. Article 226
Explanation
A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) Monday gave its opinion on the presidential reference regarding Senate elections, saying that polls would be held through the secret ballot, according to Article 226 of the Constitution. The 4-1 majority opinion was announced by the apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and including Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi.