ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who won the election to the office of NA Speaker securing 199 votes, has been sworn in by the outgoing Raja Pervaiz Ashraf here on Friday (1st of March, 2024).
APP Adds: Newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, pledged to conduct the affairs of the House in accordance with the constitution and the law.
Soon after being elected as Speaker of the Upper House of the Parliament for the third time, he expressed gratitude to his leader, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, for nominating him again, as well as to the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Mian Shahbaz Sharif, and his party colleagues for their trust in him.
He also thanked former President Asif Ali Zardari and the Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, for their support. He expressed gratitude to the leaders and members of other political parties in the assembly for their confidence in him.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq extended special thanks to the voters and supporters of his constituency, NA-120, whose valuable votes enabled him to achieve this position. He also acknowledged the participation of Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar in the democratic process.
Highlighting the importance of both the government and the opposition in the assembly, Ayaz Sadiq said that the assembly is incomplete without their participation.
He urged all members to refrain from personal criticism and emphasized the need for everyone to play their role in advancing democratic practices.
Addressing the media, he stressed the significance of their role in completing the parliamentary process and ensuring transparency.
He underscored the importance of free media for a functioning assembly. Ayaz Sadiq reiterated that Pakistan’s progress lies in the collective efforts of its people and called for unity in advancing the country’s development.
He urged everyone to come together to propel democratic process and contribute to Pakistan’s prosperity.
Malik Amir Dogar of the Sunni Ittehad Council congratulated Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for his election as Speaker for the third time.
He alleged that rigging had occurred in the election. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the outgoing Speaker of the National Assembly, in his farewell address, said it was a historic moment of his life to have administered the oath to the members.
He added, “This House is a source of power for the people.” He further said it was the responsibility of the members to find a solution to the problems the country was facing through mutual consultation. “People’s eyes are on you.
Your every action should be in the national interest,” Ashraf suggested, adding that the responsibility of upholding the constitution rested on the members who have been appointed by the nation as guarantors.
Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar, candidate for Speaker’s post of Sunni Ittehad Tehreek (SIT, consisting of PTI-backed MNAs) received 91 votes. Speaking on the occasion Dogar claimed that if it were not for the manipulation and rigging (by the establishment) he would have emerged victorious with 225 votes.
Following the election of NA’s Speaker, Allied parties’ joint candidate Ghulam Mustafa Shah was elected the Deputy Speaker with the support of 197 votes defeating SIC’s Junaid Khan (who bagged 92 votes).
Conspicuous among others there were PML-N’s Nawaz Sharif and Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman of PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, President PPPP Asif Ali Zardari, SIC’s Umar Ayub, Asad Qaisar, Mahmood Khan Achakzai and MQM’s Khalid Maqbool Siddique.
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