LAHORE: The session of newly elected 341 members of Punjab Assembly has been adjourned till June 3 Saturday.
The nomination papers for the positions of speaker and deputy speaker of Punjab Assembly will be submitted till 5 pm on Sunday after which the election for the said positions will be held on June 3.
Rana Muhammad Iqbal of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is under consideration for the post of the speaker.
The nomination papers for the leader of the house (chief minister Punjab) office will be submitted till June 5 while the election for the same will take place on June 6.
Punjab assembly’s 317 members out of the total strength of 371 took oath today. Among those who took oath, about 150 new faces have for the first time become members of the assembly, sources said.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has the highest number of members in the Punjab assembly, which includes 246 general seats, 7 minority and 50 female reserved seats.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) trailing behind has 20 general seats, 5 female reserved seats and 1 of minority.
Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) holds third position in the Punjab assembly, as it has 7 general seats, 2 female reserved seats. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has 6 general seats and 1 female reserved seat, while Muslim League-Zia occupies 2 general seats and 1 of female reserved seat.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and Pakistan National Muslim League has 1 seat each in the Punjab assembly.
Six winning independent candidates have also become part of the Punjab House.
PML-N’s 27 female members have become part of the parliament for the first time, 16 for the second time and 7 for the third time.
PTI’s 6 female members for the first time successfully entered into the Punjab assembly. PML-Q’s 2 female member for the second time, while PPP’s 1 female member Faiza Malik became Punjab assembly member for the third time. ML-Zia’s Ghazala Shaheen turned out to become member for the first time.
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