The inaugural session of the Sindh Assembly is scheduled for February 24, following the footsteps of Punjab, with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) preparing to take governance for a fourth consecutive term. Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori issued a notification for the session to begin at 11 am at the Sindh Assembly building.
Governor Calls for Sindh Assembly Gathering on Feb 24th
The session will involve newly-elected members taking their oaths, followed by the election of the House speaker and deputy speaker. The assembly will then proceed to elect a chief minister from among its members.
The PPP secured the majority of provincial assembly seats (84) in the February 8 Sindh polls, followed by MQM-P (28), with independent candidates clinching 14 seats, GDA 2, and JI 2.
Additionally, PPP obtained 26 reserved seats for women and minorities, while MQM-P received eight reserved seats.
PTI, JI, and GDA have challenged the election results, alleging widespread rigging and anti-state conduct. They have announced province-wide protest demonstrations to coincide with the inaugural session of the Provincial Assembly.
GDA previously declared that its two winning candidates would not take their oaths as lawmakers. JI Emir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman announced his intention to relinquish his provincial assembly seat, PS-129, in Karachi, as he contested but did not win the seat, which was won by a PTI-backed candidate.
