ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's newly-elected Parliament on Wednesday voted an best friend of Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan because the Speaker of its lower space, kicking off the method of transition and handing over powers to the brand new govt.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Asad Qaiser used to be sworn in because the Speaker of the National Assembly, Parliament's lower space, Dawn news reported.
Qaiser defeated Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) stalwart Syed Khursheed Shah, who used to be fielded by way of the joint opposition alliance.
The election used to be held thru secret poll.
Qaiser, the former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker, received 176 votes in opposition to Shah's 146. Eight votes have been rejected.
Outgoing Speaker Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to Qaiser amongst loud chants of "vote ko izzat do" (give price to the votes) by way of opposition lawmakers, the document stated.
The new Speaker will oversee the election of his deputy.
After the announcement, Qaiser shook arms with opposition leaders seated in the front row. He will supervise the election technique of the high minister.
The PTI has fielded Qasim Suri for the submit of Deputy Speaker whilst the joint opposition has nominated Asad Rehman of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA).
Strict security features have been installed place to keep away from any untoward incident all through the lawsuits.
On Monday, Khan together with 329 newly-elected members of the National Assembly took the oath, atmosphere the level for the cricketer-turned-politician to shape the following govt.
The maiden session of the 15th National Assembly noticed Speaker Sadiq administer the oath to the leaders in the 342-member space, 19 days after Khan-led PTI party emerged as the single greatest in the normal elections.
Khan and other distinguished leaders including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and previous president Asif Ali Zardari additionally took oath.
Earlier, PTI senior vice president Shah Mahmood Qureshi instructed media that their candidates would simply win the bulk votes, pronouncing the joint opposition alliance would quickly fizzle out as cracks have begun showing in their ranks.
He used to be relating to PPP expressing reservation over nomination of Shehbaz Sharif because the joint candidate of the opposition for the submit of high minister.
The PML-N, the PPP and the MMA solid an alliance after elections and decided to field joint candidates for the posts of Prime Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
They agreed that the Prime Minister candidate will likely be from the PML-N, Speaker from the PPP and Deputy Speaker from the MMA.
However, PPP's Khursheed Shah stated that his party has "serious reservations" over Shehbaz's nomination due to his previous debatable statements in opposition to their leadership.
The PTI emerged as the single greatest party with 116 seats in July 25 elections. Its quantity larger to 125 after 9 impartial members joined it and ultimate tally reached 158 after it used to be allocated 28 out of 60 seats reserved for ladies and 10 seats reserved for minorities.
The PTI has nominated Khan for the top submit and he is scheduled to take oath on August 18 on the President House.
The new govt faces a robust opposition because the PML-N has a last tally of 82 seats, adopted by way of the PPP with 53 and MMA 15 seats.
The PTI has the improve of smaller events including Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) with seven seats, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) five, Balochistan National Party (BNP) 4, Pakistan Muslim League (PML) 3, Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) 3, Awami Muslim League and Jamori Watan Party one seat each.
This will be the third consecutive democratic govt in Pakistan since 2008 when military ruler Musharraf introduced normal elections after serving as president from 2001 to 2008 following a coup in 1999.
The PPP shaped the federal government in 2008, adopted by way of the PML-N led by way of former high minister Nawaz Sharif in 2013.
Pakistan's powerful military has ruled the country thru quite a lot of coups for nearly part of the country's historical past since independence in 1947. Even all through the civilian rule, the generals have wielded huge power, atmosphere the time table for the country's foreign and safety policies.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Asad Qaiser used to be sworn in because the Speaker of the National Assembly, Parliament's lower space, Dawn news reported.
Qaiser defeated Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) stalwart Syed Khursheed Shah, who used to be fielded by way of the joint opposition alliance.
The election used to be held thru secret poll.
Qaiser, the former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker, received 176 votes in opposition to Shah's 146. Eight votes have been rejected.
Outgoing Speaker Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to Qaiser amongst loud chants of "vote ko izzat do" (give price to the votes) by way of opposition lawmakers, the document stated.
The new Speaker will oversee the election of his deputy.
After the announcement, Qaiser shook arms with opposition leaders seated in the front row. He will supervise the election technique of the high minister.
The PTI has fielded Qasim Suri for the submit of Deputy Speaker whilst the joint opposition has nominated Asad Rehman of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA).
Strict security features have been installed place to keep away from any untoward incident all through the lawsuits.
On Monday, Khan together with 329 newly-elected members of the National Assembly took the oath, atmosphere the level for the cricketer-turned-politician to shape the following govt.
The maiden session of the 15th National Assembly noticed Speaker Sadiq administer the oath to the leaders in the 342-member space, 19 days after Khan-led PTI party emerged as the single greatest in the normal elections.
Khan and other distinguished leaders including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and previous president Asif Ali Zardari additionally took oath.
Earlier, PTI senior vice president Shah Mahmood Qureshi instructed media that their candidates would simply win the bulk votes, pronouncing the joint opposition alliance would quickly fizzle out as cracks have begun showing in their ranks.
He used to be relating to PPP expressing reservation over nomination of Shehbaz Sharif because the joint candidate of the opposition for the submit of high minister.
The PML-N, the PPP and the MMA solid an alliance after elections and decided to field joint candidates for the posts of Prime Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
They agreed that the Prime Minister candidate will likely be from the PML-N, Speaker from the PPP and Deputy Speaker from the MMA.
However, PPP's Khursheed Shah stated that his party has "serious reservations" over Shehbaz's nomination due to his previous debatable statements in opposition to their leadership.
The PTI emerged as the single greatest party with 116 seats in July 25 elections. Its quantity larger to 125 after 9 impartial members joined it and ultimate tally reached 158 after it used to be allocated 28 out of 60 seats reserved for ladies and 10 seats reserved for minorities.
The PTI has nominated Khan for the top submit and he is scheduled to take oath on August 18 on the President House.
The new govt faces a robust opposition because the PML-N has a last tally of 82 seats, adopted by way of the PPP with 53 and MMA 15 seats.
The PTI has the improve of smaller events including Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) with seven seats, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) five, Balochistan National Party (BNP) 4, Pakistan Muslim League (PML) 3, Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) 3, Awami Muslim League and Jamori Watan Party one seat each.
This will be the third consecutive democratic govt in Pakistan since 2008 when military ruler Musharraf introduced normal elections after serving as president from 2001 to 2008 following a coup in 1999.
The PPP shaped the federal government in 2008, adopted by way of the PML-N led by way of former high minister Nawaz Sharif in 2013.
Pakistan's powerful military has ruled the country thru quite a lot of coups for nearly part of the country's historical past since independence in 1947. Even all through the civilian rule, the generals have wielded huge power, atmosphere the time table for the country's foreign and safety policies.
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