PTI-backed members-elect in Sindh take oath

Nine PTI-backed independent members-elect of the Sindh Assembly, and one member of the Jamaat-e-Islami took oath on Sunday.

The session of the assembly started 19 minutes late under the chairmanship of Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani who administered oath to the newly-elected members.

Three members of the People’s Party (PPP) and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) did not take oath.

It may be noted that 147 members took oath on Saturday and with the addition of 10 members today, the total number rises to 157. The Election Commission (ECP) had issued notification for 163 members-elect.

The PTI-backed members did not take oath on Saturday but the party leadership decided to join the assembly today.

Meanwhile, the Sindh Assembly is voting to elect the speaker and the deputy speaker.

The nomination papers for the slots were declared valid by the outgoing speaker during yesterday’s session — when MPAs-elect took oath.

The PPP has fielded Owais Shah and Anthony Naveed as candidates for speaker and deputy speaker, respectively, while the MQM-P has nominated Advocate Sofia Shah and Advocate Rashid Khan.

The house will elect the two officials through secret ballot.

Meanwhile, nomination papers for office of Sindh chief minister will be submitted today while the election will be held tomorrow (Monday). 

The newly-elected members of Sindh Assembly took oath on Saturday during the inaugural session. Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani administered the oath to newly elected MPAs.