PPP nominated Awais Qadir Shah has been elected as Sindh Assembly’s new speaker securing 111 votes through a polling held under secret balloting, while opposite candidate from MQM Sofia Saeed Shah got 36 votes.
Outgoing speaker of the Sindh Assembly Agha Siraaj Durani administered oath from newly elected speaker Awais Qadir Shah.
Sindh Assembly session to elect the new speaker and the deputy speaker was kicked off and polling for the new speaker election has been underay after outgoing Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraaj Durani on Sunday announced the panel of chairman.
Sindh Assembly session kicked off under the chairmanship of Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani.
MQM’s Abdul Basit casted the first vote. Zia Linjar appointed as the polling agent of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Abdul Luseem has been appointed as the polling agent of MQM.
The process of election of Speaker in Sindh Assembly has started. The members will first cast their vote for the election of the Speaker
“I congratulate the nominated Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah,” Speaker Sindh Assembly said.
Murad Ali Shah said: “Democratic people sacrificed their lives for the restoration of democracy. Soldiers of our army were also martyred while fighting the terrorists. I want to pray for all the martyred police officers.”
Prayer for forgiveness were held for those including MQM’s Abdul Waseem who died during MQM’s election campaign.
Panel of chairman
Saeed Ghani, Sharjeel Memon, Nadakhoro and Ali Sohriya were nominated as the Panel of Chairman.
