Independent Urdu live updates on government formation and other political activities after general elections 2024 in Pakistan.
- Sindh Assembly: PPP’s Owais Shah elected Speaker, Anthony Naveed Deputy Speaker
- MQM-Pakistan’s Ali Sohriya is the Chief Ministerial candidate in Sindh
- Day for submission of nomination papers for Punjab Chief Ministership
- Malik Ahmed Khan of PML-N elected Speaker of Punjab Assembly
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly meeting on February 28
- Rana Aftab is the new candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council for the Chief Ministership of Punjab
February 25th at eight o’clock 00 minutes
Criticism of PP and PML-N President for not convening National Assembly meeting
Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan People’s Party have criticized President Arif Alvi for not calling a meeting of the National Assembly yet.
PML-N Senator and former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar while talking to journalists in the Punjab Assembly today said that if the President does not call a meeting on the summary, the Speaker can constitutionally call the meeting himself on February 29.
“It is very clear in the constitution that if the meeting is not called, the speaker has the authority to call the meeting on the 21st day.”
He said that according to the constitutional deadline of 21 days, February 29 is the last date. Even in the provinces, if the governor does not call the meeting, the same rule will be applied there too.
Ishaq Dar said that the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has sent a summary to the President of the country to convene a meeting of the National Assembly.
Ata Tarar, the leader of Muslim League-N, said in the press conference that the President could not do justice to his position and oath, he could not take any decision about the National Assembly session yet.
According to Atta Tarar: ‘The President’s House is currently a hotbed of conspiracies. The President has become a PTI worker to harm democracy.’
He said that the meeting of the National Assembly will be held on February 29.
Similarly, People’s Party leader Shazia Murri alleged that the President is misusing the powers by delaying the convening of the new National Assembly session.
In his statement, he said that it is important for the President to call a meeting of the National Assembly without any delay on the summary of the Prime Minister.
He said that the President should follow the Constitution instead of ‘one man’s orders’.
He further said that Arif Alvi is the same president who tried to unconstitutionally dissolve the assembly in the past as well.
“Arif Alvi’s violation of the constitution and abuse of office will remain a part of history.”
Pakistan Muslim League-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui said in a conversation with Geo News that Article 91 of the Constitution clearly states that the meeting of the National Assembly must be held within 21 days after the general elections.
He said that President Alavi is not doing this for the first time, he has had this attitude till now. He never played the role of a neutral president.
February 25 at 6:50 p.m
Election of Chief Minister of Punjab, nomination papers of Maryam Nawaz and Rana Aftab submitted
Pakistan Muslim League-N’s candidate Maryam Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s Sunni Etihad Council candidate Rana Aftab have submitted their nomination papers for the post of Chief Minister of Punjab.
The nomination papers of Maryam Nawaz were submitted by proposer Zeeshan Rafique, endorser Salman Rafique, proposer Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rahman, endorser Khawaja Imran Nazir.
Confirming the submission of nomination papers, Rana Aftab said that he does not want to leave the field.
He said that our reserved seats are not being given and the house is incomplete. He claimed that he has good marks and will give a surprise tomorrow.
February 25th at 4:45 p.m
Sindh Assembly: PPP’s Anthony Naveed became Deputy Speaker
Anthony Naveed of Pakistan People’s Party won the election of Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly.
He got 111 votes in the secret ballot while his rival and second largest party in the provincial assembly Rashid Khan of MQM Pakistan got 36 votes.
After being elected Deputy Speaker, Anthony Naveed took oath in Urdu language. He went to the speaker dais and hugged the new speaker Awais Qadir Shah.
Anthony Naveed was elected Member of Provincial Assembly on the seat reserved for minorities.
February 25th at 4:25 p.m
Who is Sindh Assembly Speaker Owais Shah?
The new Speaker of Sindh Assembly, Syed Owais Qadir Shah is a businessman and landowner by profession.
He was born on December 10, 1977 in Sukkur. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Sol Mehran University, Jamshoro.
Owais Qadir won from Sindh Assembly seat PS 23 in 2024 elections.
In 2013, he won from PS4 constituency on the ticket of Pakistan People’s Party, while in 2018, he became a member of the Sindh Assembly for the second time from PS23.
In 2018, he became the Provincial Minister for Transport and Mass Transit.
Reporting by: Saleha Feroze
February 25 at 1:50 p.m
Syed Owais Shah of Pakistan People’s Party elected Sindh Assembly Speaker
Syed Owais Shah, the nominated candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party, was elected as the Speaker of the Sindh Assembly on Sunday. Former Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani administered the oath of office to him.
In the election of Sindh Assembly Speaker, Syed Owais Shah of People’s Party got 111 votes, while his opponent MQM Pakistan’s candidate Sophia Shah got 36 votes.
February 25 at 12:50 p.m
MQM-Pakistan has nominated Ali Sohariya as the Chief Minister of Sindh
Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan has nominated Ali Sohriya as its candidate for the Sindh Chief Ministership.
The MQM said in a statement that the party has finalized the name of Ali Sohriya as a candidate for the Chief Minister of Sindh.
People’s Party and MQM Pakistan have submitted their nomination papers for the election of Sindh Chief Minister. Murad Ali Shah is the candidate of People’s Party.
According to Speaker Owais Qadir Shah, the election of Sindh Chief Minister will be held on February 26, Monday at 2 pm.
He said that the nomination papers can be obtained on Sunday from 2 to 3 pm. Scrutiny of nomination papers under Rule 19 will be held at 6 PM.
February 25, 11:35 a.m
Sindh Assembly Session: Voting to elect Speaker begins
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be elected in the Sindh Assembly today, for which the Provincial Assembly session called has already started. During the meeting, the voting process for the election of the Speaker has started.
According to Independent Urdu Correspondent Saleha Feroze Khan, members of the Sunni Ittehad Council have also reached the Provincial Assembly to participate in the meeting.
On behalf of these members, slogans of rigged and rigged elections are also being raised.
Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani is conducting the election of Speaker in which People’s Party has nominated Syed Owais Shah.
February 25 at 05:00 AM
Tehreek-e-Insaf tried hard to make the election controversial: John Achakzai
Caretaker provincial information minister of Balochistan John Achakzai has said that Tehreek-e-Insaf has tried to make the general elections 2024 controversial.
According to Azam Alfat, a journalist from Quetta, John Achakzai said that ‘All kinds of propaganda was done about the elections, fake videos were made viral. A fake Form 45 statement was made. Commissioner Pindi was launched. PTI also wrote a letter to the IMF. Because they tried to sabotage the elections but they did not succeed in their intentions.
Balochistan caretaker provincial information minister John Achakzai said that ‘Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf now has no choice but to accept the election results. Fake propaganda will no longer work. They will have to work with the new government for the development and prosperity of the country while recognizing the democratic process so that the country will have economic stability.
February 25, 8:30 AM
Balochistan Assembly: Pakistan Peoples Party majority party after getting reserved seats
The Election Commission of Pakistan issued the notification for the specific seats of the Balochistan Assembly, after which the party’s position became clear.
According to Azam Alfat, a journalist from Quetta, after the notification of the Election Commission, the Pakistan People’s Party became the majority party in the Balochistan Assembly with 17 seats, while the Muslim League-N got 16 seats and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) got 12 seats.
Balochistan Awam Party got five seats, National Party got four seats while ANP got three seats. Jamaat-e-Islami and Haq Du Tehreek got one seat each in the provincial assembly.
BNP Mengal and BNP Awami also got one seat each. One Independent Member of Assembly while the final announcement is pending on three general seats. The total number of members in the assembly is 65 while the support of 33 is required to form the government.
Moreover, after the federation, the matters of government formation have also been settled in Balochistan, according to which the People’s Party and the Muslim League-N will get six ministries, while the Balochistan Awami Party will get two ministries.
The three parties will form the government together under which the chief minister will be the People’s Party and the senior minister will be from the PML-N.
Advisors will be appointed from People’s Party and Muslim League-N. The Governor of Balochistan will be appointed from the PML-N and the Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly will be from the PML-N while the Deputy Speaker will be from the People’s Party.
February 25, 7:40 AM
Election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in Sindh Assembly will be held today
After the general elections 2024, the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the Assembly of Sindh Province is being done today on Sunday.
The Pakistan People’s Party, which has a clear majority in the provincial assembly, has nominated Syed Owais Shah for Speaker and Naveed Anthony for Deputy Speaker.
Syed Owais Shah has been elected as MPA from Sukkur and he has been the provincial minister before while Naveed Anthony has been elected as member of provincial assembly on the seat reserved for minorities.
Earlier, Pakistan People’s Party had announced that Syed Murad Ali Shah was nominated for the Chief Ministership of Sindh, who will be a candidate for this position for the third time.
On the other hand, MQM-Pakistan, the second largest party in the provincial assembly, has also nominated Sophia Shah as the Speaker and Rashid Khan as the Deputy Speaker candidate.
Yesterday, the leader of Pakistan People’s Party, Sharjeel Inam Memon, requested Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan not to field its candidates for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly.
Talking to the media, he said that the People’s Party is winning positions with a two-thirds majority, and the party wants its candidates to be elected unopposed.
The meeting of the Sindh Assembly was adjourned till 11 am on Sunday.
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2024-06-18 23:52:26