KARACHI : Sindh Assembly on Wednesday has commenced its session to electspeaker and deputy speaker for next five years.
The MPAs confidentially voted their favorite candidate during the session.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Agha Siraj Durrani has re-elected asspeaker of Sindh Assembly. Durrani obtained 96 votes and declaredvictorious against opposition’s Javed Hanif who secured 56 votes. 158 outof 168 members of provincial assembly exercised their voting right.
Presiding Officer of the election, Mir Nadir Magsi took oath from the newlyelected speaker.
On the other hand, PPP leader Rehana Leghari has become deputy speaker bydefeating opposition’s Rabia Azfar Nizami.