LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Malik Ahmed Khan was elected as Punjab Assembly (PA) speaker on Saturday, beating out the candidate fielded by Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) .
The second session of the newly-elected Punjab assembly, presided over by outgoing Speaker Sibtain Khan, saw members of PML-N and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) which includes MPAs who won with PTI’s backing chanting slogans against each other.
As many as 327 MPA-elects cast their votes during the polling for assembly speaker. Almost 16 candidates did not take oath today as they remain absent from the election.
Malik Ahmed Khan received 224 votes and opposition’s candidate Ahmed Khan Bachar secured 96. Two votes were rejected in the tally.
