ISLAMABAD: The lower house secretariat announced in a statement on Tuesday that Omar Ayub, a pillar of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been designated as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.
After the proper procedure for selecting the opposition leader was completed, NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq named Ayub as the leader of the opposition.
After Ayub called on the former, the NA speaker approved his request.
Gohar Ali Khan and Malik Amir Dogar, two opposition members, were also present at the meeting where opinions on the nomination of the opposition leader were discussed.
“The speaker of the National Assembly declares Omar Ayub the Leader of the Opposition after the completion of the scrutiny process under Rule 39 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of the National Assembly,” the NA secretariat tweeted.
The majority of the opposition suggested Ayub’s name.
“Papers for the Leader of the Opposition nomination were to be submitted by April 1, 2024, at six o’clock in the evening. The NA stated that no other candidate’s papers had been received by the deadline.
