*ISLAMABAD – Opposition parties agreed to protest across the country onAugust 9.*

*Opposition alliance also decided to protest outside the ElectionCommission of Pakistan (ECP) on August 8.*

A meeting of the action committee was held on Friday at the residence ofPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Speaker National AssemblyAyaz Sadiq to discuss the way forward.

Awami National Party (ANP) leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour said a countrywideprotest will be held on August 9, while the united opposition partiesagreed to protest outside the ECP’s head office on August 8.

The meeting also deliberated on the name for the candidates for the Leaderof the House and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.

Yesterday, the all parties conference decided to challenge the incominggovernment of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan.

The opposition agreed rejected the election results and agreed to nominateunanimous candidates for the top posts. The candidate for the primeminister will belong to the PML-N.