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A day after more than 300 members took oath as lawmakers in the National Assembly, MNAs on Friday elected PML-N\u2019s Ayaz Sadiq as the speaker of the lower house of the Parliament and PPP\u2019s Ghulam Mustafa Shah as his deputy.<\/p>\n
Sadiq, the Sharifs\u2019 loyalist, and Mustafa defeated PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council nominees Amir Dogar and Junaid Akbar for the coveted slots.<\/p>\n
They were the joint candidates of the allied parties \u2014 comprising PML-N, PPP, PML-Q, MQM-Pakistan, Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party, PML-Zia, National Party, and Balochistan Awami Party \u2014 for the office of speaker and deputy speaker.<\/p>\n
Out of the total of 291 votes cast in the house, Sadiq secured 199 against 91 bagged by Amir Dogar. Mustafa got 197 votes while Junaid of the SIC received only 92.<\/p>\n
As the outgoing speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf announced the results, the house was abuzz with slogans from both the opposition and treasury benches.<\/p>\n
After getting elected and taking oath, NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq shook hands with rival Amir Dogar and greeted him \u2014 a gesture appreciated by Ashraf. In his maiden speech, the PML-N leader urged both the government and the opposition were like \u201ctwo wheels of a car\u201d and urged them to work together for the betterment of the country.<\/p>\n
Sadiq then held the election for the deputy speaker, which was won by the PPP leader and joint candidate of the coalition parties.<\/p>\n
Following the oath-taking, PTI-backed Amir Dogar lamented that his party\u2019s mandate had been \u201cstolen\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cForm 47 stole our mandate, and 80 NA seats of ours were stolen,\u201d he said. \u201cHad they not been stolen, PTI would\u2019ve been the single largest party in this assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dogar praised PTI workers for contesting elections on various symbols allotted to them after the party was deprived of its iconic bat symbol.<\/p>\n
He further said that the PTI was ready for reconciliation if its \u201cstolen\u201d mandate was returned. \u201cYou played a role in 2013. We are ready to cooperate but first give our stolen mandate back to us and also our reserved seats,\u201d Dogar said in his speech addressing Sadiq.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Pashtun\u00adkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai claimed that the establishment was \u201cplaying\u201d with the Constitution of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday is the first day of the National Assembly [\u2026] you should now pass four resolutions that the establishment and security institutions will have no role in the politics of Pakistan,\u201d he said. \u201cOtherwise we will thrash them with the power of the public,\u201d Achakzai added.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, PTI\u2019s nominee for the National Assembly deputy speaker Junaib Akbar said that despite his ouster and subsequent arrests, Imran Khan had successfully prevailed in the hearts of the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t accept this assembly, and we won\u2019t accept it unless our stolen votes are returned,\u201d he said. \u201cUnless our leader is released, we will not back down.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t stay in this misunderstanding, we are not here for any alliance or talks,\u201d Akbar added. \u201cWhat Constitution and democracy do you talk about in which most of the people have won on fake Forms-45?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
Separately, PML-N\u2019s Ahsan Iqbal stated that no one person, party, or institution could solve the country\u2019s problem and called for the politics of collaboration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way forward for the country is in the strengthening of the Parliament and the upholding of the Constitution [\u2026] and this depends on the working relationship of the people in this house,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, the NA proceedings were marred by ruckus by PTI-backed lawmakers who chanted slogans of \u2018thieves\u2019, \u2019ghulami namanzoor<\/em> [slavery unacceptable] and \u2018long live Imran Khan\u2019.<\/p>\n In his speech ahead of the elections for speaker and deputy speaker, PTI\u2019s Barrister Gohar Khan stated that the lower house of the Parliament was \u201cincomplete\u201d as the reserved seats had not been allotted to the Sunni Ittehad Council yet.<\/p>\n He emphasised that Ashraf was the custodian of the house. \u201cYou don\u2019t belong to the party, you belong to this house. The point we are taking up, you should be taking up yourself and you should be assisting it too,\u201d Gohar said.<\/p>\n \u201cArticle 51 mandates that the house has to be in full, including the members reserved for women and non-Muslims. Unless that happens, the house is incomplete,\u201d the PTI leader argued.<\/p>\n PTI\u2019s candidate for prime minister Omer Ayub also stated that the elections for the speaker and deputy speaker could not be held until the house was complete.<\/p>\n \u201cForm 45 says one thing, Form 47 says something else. Let the rightful candidates come into this house, who had a rightful mandate. Let Imran Khan come into this house.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want justice. It\u2019s in PTI\u2019s name,\u201d Ayub said as PTI-backed lawmakers applauded him for the fiery speech.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A day after more than 300 members took oath as lawmakers in the National Assembly, MNAs on Friday elected PML-N\u2019s Ayaz Sadiq as the speaker of the lower house of the Parliament and PPP\u2019s Ghulam Mustafa Shah as his deputy. 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