LAHORE – The candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and PakistanMuslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Sibtain Khan was elected as the Speaker ofPunjab Assembly, as he defeated opposition candidate Malik Saif-ul-MalookKhokhar.
The much-sought election for Punjab Assembly speaker is underway through asecret ballot as Imran Khan-led PTI and coalition-backed PML-N have pitchedtheir candidates for the coveted post.
For the post of speaker, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan MuslimLeague PML-Q have jointly named Sibtain Khan whereas PMLN’s Malik Saif ulMalook Khokhar is the candidate of the opposition.
The ruling coalition has a strength of 186 lawmakers whereas PML-N, PPP,and a few independents constitute a strength of 178, per reports.
Earlier this week, the House adopted a resolution for voting ofno-confidence against Deputy Speaker Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari at 4 pm onFriday.
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The Speaker’s seat fell vacant after Parvez Elahi was named the new ChiefMinister’s office and the new ruling planned to oust Deputy Speaker DostMazari for supporting Hamza Shahbaz.
The polling comes days after the fiasco over the Punjab Chief Ministerseat, as the country’s apex court revoked Dost Mazari’s ruling in thePunjab chief minister’s election and ruled that PTI’s candidate PervezElahi will be the new CM of the province.
