{"id":63152,"date":"2024-02-22T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ppp-gets-20-reserved-seats-for-women-in-sindh-assembly\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:14:04","slug":"ppp-gets-20-reserved-seats-for-women-in-sindh-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ppp-gets-20-reserved-seats-for-women-in-sindh-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP gets 20 reserved seats for women in Sindh Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) secured 20 reserved seats for women in the Sindh Assembly as t<\/span><\/strong>he Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a notification for returned candidates on reserved seats, ARY News reported.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to details, the <\/span>Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan\u2019s (MQM-P) six women lawmakers would make it to the Sindh Assembly on the reserved quota while the Grand Democratic Alliance got one woman seat.<\/span><\/p>\n

The PPP secured six minority seats while the MQM-P bagged two. The ECP is yet to decide the fate of one woman and one minority seat as the Sunni Ittehad Council also approached it to get the reserved seats.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the house of 168 lawmakers, the PPP\u2019s strength in the Sindh Assembly is 113 after the joining of independent candidates and issuance of reserved seats.<\/span><\/p>\n

The MQM-P is the second largest in the provincial assembly with 36 seats.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed independent candidates emerged victorious on 13 general seats and the decision on their reserved seats is yet to come<\/span><\/p>\n

The GDA and Jamaat-e-Islami secured three and one respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: Sindh Assembly\u2019s session summoned for oath taking of newly elected MPAs<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, the Sindh Assembly\u2019s session for the oath-taking of the newly elected MPAs has been summoned on Saturday (February 24), ARY News reported.<\/p>\n

As per details, Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori approved Caretaker Chief Minster Sindh Maqbool Baqar\u2019s recommendation and called the first session of the Sindh Assembly on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The newly elected representatives of the Sindh Assembly will take oath in the first session of the legislative assembly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n