KP, Sindh, Balochistan legislatures administer oath to new members

The inaugural sessions of the three newly elected provincial assemblies were convened on Monday in which members-elect of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh, and Balochistan assemblies took the oath. (AFP/A. MAJEED)

• Members-elect of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh, and Balochistan assemblies took the oath in the inaugural sessions of the provincial legislatures
• Inaugural session of Punjab assembly will be held on Aug. 15

ISLAMABAD: The inaugural sessions of the three newly elected provincial assemblies were convened on Monday in which members-elect of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh, and Balochistan assemblies took the oath.
The Punjab Assembly session is slated for Aug. 15.
Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani administered the oath to the newly elected members of Sindh Assembly in Karachi.
The Pakistan People’s Party, a majority party in Sindh, has nominated Durrani as the speaker of the newly elected provincial assembly for a second term.
A senior lawmaker, Sardar Aurangzeb, administered the oath to newly elected members of KP Assembly.
Pakistan Threek-e-Insaf (PTI), being the majority party in KP, is all set to form the government in the province.
In Pakistan’s Southwestern province of Balochistan, Raheela Durrani administered the oath to the newly elected members.
Balochistan Awami Party and PTI will form a coalition government in Balochistan.
The elections for the slots of new speakers and deputy speakers of the provincial assemblies will be held on Wednesday.