ISLAMABAD – Many new faces surface and several old bigwigs were vanishedduring the oath-taking ceremony in National Assembly (NA) on Monday(today).

Many prominent leaders included former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, JUI-Fchief Fazlur Rehman, ex-PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, PML-N stalwart leadersSaad Rafique, Abid Ali Sher, Daniyal Aziz, Talal Chaudhry, Mehmood KhanAchakzai, Aftab Sher Pao and Ghulam Baloor were not part of the NationalAssembly this time.

On the other hand, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto,Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and JamhooriWatan Party’s (JWP) Shahzain Bugti sworn-in for the first time on NA seat.

Various leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) including Asad Qaisar,Hammad Azhar, Sheikh Khurram Shahzad, Farrukh Habib, Zartaj Gul, AndleebAbbas, Faisal Vawda and Ali Zaidi also made their debut in the NationalAssembly.

Outgoing NA speaker Ayaz Sadiq administered oath to 331 MNAs-elect in the342-member house during 15th session. On the occasion, strict securityarrangements were made as at least a thousand security men were deployed inand outside the parliament building.