ISLAMABAD: The 16th National Assembly’s inaugural session on Thursday witnessed newly-elected members taking the oath as legislators following a one-hour delay in the commencement of the lower house’s proceedings.
NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf administered the oath to the newly-elected members, comprising the political leadership of major parties such as the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), and others.
Prominent figures like PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, President Shehbaz Sharif, PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, and Maulana Fazlur Rehman were among those seen taking the oath for their Parliament membership in the lower house.
The session commenced with a disturbance shortly after the conclusion of the national anthem, with lawmakers backed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and affiliated with the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) gathering around the speaker’s platform.
The PTI-backed lawmakers had previously announced their intention to protest during today’s session against the alleged electoral irregularities in the February 8 general polls.
(Islamabad51_Newsdesk)
