KARACHI: As the country’s government formation process continues, at least 148 newly elected Sindh Assembly members took oath in the House of 168 on Saturday (today), with the session beginning late due to heavy security.
The session began with a recitation of the Holy Quran, after which Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani gave the oath to members while they chanted slogans in the assembly.
However, four lawmakers, two of whom are senators elected to provincial seats, did not take the oath for various reasons.
One of these members was Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, who had announced his resignation from his provincial assembly seat, PS-129, and had yet to receive notification of his election victory.
Meanwhile, PPP member Abdul Aziz Junejo, who had been elected on PS-80, passed away after the polls.
