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- The meeting of the National Assembly has been called for the morning of February 29
- Newly elected members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly took oath
- Ayaz Sadiq nominated as Speaker of National Assembly by Muslim League-N
February 29 at 01:15
The President of the State convened the meeting of the National Assembly today at 10 am
President Dr. Arif Alvi has called the meeting of the National Assembly on February 29.
In a statement issued from the President’s House in Islamabad, it was said that the President of the State has given his approval to convene a meeting of the National Assembly with the expectation that the issue of specific seats will be resolved by the 21st day of the election.
In the statement, the President of the State expressed reservations about the tone and the alleged allegations in the summary sent by the Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar to convene the assembly meeting.
The President of the State said in the statement: ‘The caretaker Prime Minister’s speech is regrettable. Under Article 41 of the Constitution, the President is the head of the state and the symbol of the unity of the republic, and as the President of the State, there are provisions on the response of the caretaker Prime Minister. The President of the State is not usually addressed as such in summaries.
The President’s statement further said that it is a matter of regret that the Chief Executive of the country addressed the President in the first instance and made unacceptable language and baseless allegations in the summary.
On the other hand, the National Assembly Secretariat released the schedule for the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the first session of the new Assembly convened on February 29.
February 28, 07:45 PM
Pakistan Muslim League-N leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has nominated Ayaz Sadiq for the Speaker National Assembly.
Nawaz Sharif nominated Shahbaz Sharif for the post of Prime Minister once again while addressing the participants after the PML-N Parliamentary Committee meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday night and said that Shahbaz Sharif is the best choice in these circumstances. .’
He said that ‘I think that the difficulties will end in the next one and a half to two years.’
Nawaz Sharif said that ‘all the parties of the country must do their politics, they must also oppose in politics, but do not endanger Pakistan and the system.’
He further said that this time too, you are dealing with people whose mentality I still do not understand, and these are the people who, when we won the 2013 election, rigging started from the beginning. Gone.’
February 8 at 05:55
According to the statement released by the National Assembly Secretariat, the meeting of the National Assembly has been convened at 10 am on Thursday.
Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan had said in a statement on Tuesday that ‘all assemblies will come into being on February 29, 2024.’
The Election Commission said that under Articles 91 and 130 of the Constitution, the first session of all assemblies must be held within 21 days after the elections.
February 28 at 03:45
Pakistan Muslim League (N)’s parliamentary party meeting is being held in Islamabad on Wednesday, in which party leader Nawaz Sharif and prime minister-designate Shahbaz Sharif have reached the Parliament House.
On reaching the Parliament, when Nawaz Sharif was asked whether the new assembly will complete its five-year term, the leader of the Muslim League (N) said, “May Allah grant that every prime minister completes his term.” Each assembly should complete its term and the Senate should complete its term.
The session of the National Assembly is scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 29, in which the newly elected members will take oath, after which the process of government formation at the Center will begin.
The Muslim League (N) did not get a simple majority in the February 8 elections, on which it has now announced to form the government along with the People’s Party, MQM Pakistan and some other allied parties.
While Tehreek-e-Insaf says that its supported members who have now joined the Sunni Ittihad Council have nominated Umar Ayub as the candidate for the Prime Ministership.
February 28 at 12:47 PM
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, noise, sloganeering, newly elected members took oath
After shouting slogans, the newly elected members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly took oath.
The newly elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have taken oath while the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be held on Thursday.
The inaugural session of the KP Assembly was convened at 11 am on Wednesday, which began around 1:15.
116 newly elected members took oath in the meeting chaired by Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mushtaq Ghani.
Shoe, bottles and loot were thrown at MLA Shobia Shahid
Chaos was witnessed in the KP Assembly on Wednesday when the newly elected Member of the Assembly belonging to PML-N Shobia Shahid reached the hall and started waving the clock in front of the speaker’s dais.
On this occasion, independent members supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, included in the Sunni Etihad Council, shouted slogans and threw shoes, bottles and loot at the woman member, which kept her safe.
Meanwhile, the PTI workers present in the assembly raised loud slogans while PTI’s nominated Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was also present in the assembly.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be elected on Thursday
After the swearing-in ceremony, Speaker Mushtaq Ghani released the schedule for the election of the new Speaker and Deputy Speaker, according to which the nomination papers for the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker can be submitted till 5:00 PM and the papers can be withdrawn till 12:00 PM. .
Polling for both posts will be held tomorrow at 10 am.
February 28 at 12 noon
Nawaz Sharif’s application regarding re-election in Mansehra rejected
The Election Commission of Pakistan has on Wednesday rejected the request of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif to conduct re-election in National Assembly Constituency NA-15 Mansehra.
The Election Commission had reserved the decision on Tuesday after completing the hearing on Nawaz Sharif’s request, which was pronounced today. The Commission said that the petitioner can approach the Election Tribunal.
In the February 8 general elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidate Shahzad Gestasp Khan defeated PML-N chief and three-time prime minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in NA-15 in Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. was
Prince Gestasp got 150,249 votes and Nawaz Sharif got 80,382 votes.
February 28, 07:10 AM
Ybar Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Session: Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be elected today
According to Peshawar Correspondent Izharullah, the first session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly after the general elections of February 8, 2024 in Pakistan has been convened by the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today (Wednesday), in which the Chief Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be elected. Newly elected assembly members will also take oath in the meeting.
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, a total of 118 members, including newly elected members and seven reserved seats, will take oath. Documents will be submitted.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the number of members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council is 83, while elections were held in 113 out of 115 seats in the provincial assembly, in which the members of the Sunni Ittehad Council have a clear advantage. And apparently the Chief Ministership will be part of the Sunni Ittehad Council.
Talking about other parties, seven newly elected members of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, five of Pakistan Muslim League-N, four of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentary, two of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentary and one newly elected member of Awami National will take oath in the assembly.
Ali Amin Gandapur, the newly elected member supported by PTI, is the candidate for the Chief Ministership from the Sunni Ittehad Council, while Aqibullah, the newly elected member of the Sunni Ittehad Council from the province, is the candidate for the post of Speaker.
However, no one has been nominated for the post of Chief Minister by other parties. It is clear from the statistics that the Chief Minister will be from the Sunni Ittehad Council, but no name of the leader of the opposition in the assembly has come out yet.
In the first session of the Punjab and Sindh Assembly, protests were recorded inside and outside the assembly against the alleged rigging of the general elections by the opposition, and protests by the opposition parties are also expected in Peshawar.
The PTI-backed members contested as independents in the general elections and subsequently the same independent members joined the Sunni Ittehad Council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Qaumi Qaumi Assembly.
In today’s meeting, more than 50 percent of the Sunni Ittehad Council ie about 64 members will go to the assembly for the first time and represent the people, while this time for the first time the member of the Sunni Ittehad Council who won the general seat from Chitral is also in the assembly. Will be seen.
February 28, 06:50 AM
65 members of 12th Balochistan Assembly will take oath today
35 senior parliamentarians along with 16 new faces in the newly elected 65 member house of Balochistan Assembly will take oath of membership of the assembly on Wednesday.
According to journalist Azam Alfat of Quetta, Balochistan Governor Malik Abdul Wali Kakde has called the meeting of the 12th Balochistan Assembly today.
Newly elected members will take oath in the meeting. After taking the oath of membership, the speaker and deputy speaker have to be elected, after which the election of the Leader of the House will be carried out.
After the swearing in of the Speaker, the nomination papers will be collected for the election of the Leader of the House. Document verification will be completed on the same day.
Elected from 51 constituencies of Balochistan, 16 new faces are included among the representatives in the House, while the other 35 members are those who have been representing their respective areas in the House.
Six women will be part of the House for the first time on 11 reserved seats for women, while five women have already managed to reach the House on reserved seats.
In total, 41 public representatives with 24 new members in the 65-member House were active in the parliamentary politics of the province in different periods.
Active in parliamentary politics since 1988, Chief of Jhalwan and senior parliamentarian Nawab Sanaullah Zehri will be representing the province from Khuzdar for the eighth time in the House.
Nawab Aslam Raisani will be a part of the house for the seventh time while Mir Sadiq Imrani will be a part of the house for the fourth time.
The first session of the Balochistan Assembly after the 2024 general elections is being held on February 28, 2024 (Balochistan Assembly website).
Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, Mir Asad Baloch, Sardar Abdul Rehman Kethran, Zamrak Khan Achakzai, Sardar Masood Loni, Nawabzada Tariq Magsi, Asim Kurd Galo have succeeded in reaching the House for the third time after winning the election.
Mir Sarfraz Bugti, Rehmat Baloch, Mir Zia Longo, Asghar Tareen, Maulvi Noorullah, Ali Madad Jatak, Mir Zafar Zahri, Ghulam Dastgir Badini, Mir Shoaib Noshirwani, Mir Zabad Riki, Toor Atman Khel, Mir Salim Khosa, Muhammad Khan Lahri, Malik Naeem Bazai and Asfandyar Kakar will reach the House for the second time.
Raheela Durrani will be the fourth in the reserved seats for women, while Ghazala Gola, Dr. Rababa Bilidi, Shahida Rauf and Farah Azim Shah will be part of the legislature for the second time. None of the representatives on the three minority seats were part of the first house.
The Assembly Secretariat says that the schedule for the election of the Leader of the House will be released after the swearing in of the members. The swearing-in process of Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Leader of the House is expected to be completed within four days.
Pakistan People’s Party and PML-N have become the largest parties in the 65-member House with 17 and 17 seats, respectively, after the notification issued by the Election Commission for reserved seats for women and minorities.
JUI’s total seats are 13, BAP’s five, National Party’s four and Awami National Party’s three seats.
Jamaat-e-Islami, Haq Du Tehreek, BNP Mengal and BNP Awami have one seat each.
One member will be sworn in as an independent while re-polling will be held on February 29, 2024 at 11 polling stations of Sanjawi in PB Sat Ziarat Harnai.
February 27 at 9:29 PM
The caretaker government of Sindh province was dissolved
According to a notification issued by the Sindh government on Wednesday evening, the caretaker provincial government comprising 11 caretaker ministers of the province has been dissolved.
February 27 at 6:01 PM
All assemblies will come into being on February 29: Election Commission
The Election Commission of Pakistan has said in a statement on Tuesday that ‘all the assemblies will come into being on February 29, 2024.’
The Election Commission says that under Articles 91 and 130 of the Constitution, the first sitting of all assemblies must be held within 21 days after the elections.
“Under Article 41 (4) of the Constitution, the election of the President of Pakistan must be done within 30 days after holding the general elections.”
The Election Commission will release the schedule and public notice for the election of the President on March 1, 2024. A day will be fixed for submission of nominations under the Constitution. According to the proposed program, candidates will be able to submit their nomination papers to any presiding officer by 12:00 on March 2.
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2024-06-16 13:33:07