Ruckus in KP Assembly as opposition stages protest against election results
The opposition members attended the first session of the assembly while wearing black ribbons.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Rumpus broke out as opposition parties staged protest during Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly session today (Monday).
Opposition members attended the first session of the assembly while wearing black ribbons to record their protest against the election 2018 results.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Nighat Orakzai complained about dysfunctional air conditioner over which, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members also raised slogans.
It is to be mentioned here that presiding officer Sardar Aurangzeb Balotha administered oath to at least 111 MPAs in the 124-member house. The session has been adjourned until August 15.
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On the other hand, Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani chaired the session and administered oath to 165 MPAs-elect in Urdu, Sindhi and English while during the Balochistan session, 60 out of the 65 newly-elected members took oath.
The first session of 15th National Assembly was held today as 331 members of the lower house of the parliament took oath after July 25 general elections.
Outgoing NA speaker Ayaz Sadiq presided over the historic session and administered oath to the MNAs-elect in the 342-member house.
PM-in-waiting Imran Khan, PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Shireen Mazari, Asad Umer, Pervez Khattak, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Munazza Hassan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi among others attended the first session of the revamped House.
