ISLAMABAD, Mar 01 (APP): Sardar Ayaz Sadiq emerged victorious in the election for Speaker of the National Assembly on Friday, defeating Malik Aamir Dogar.
The joint candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Ayaz Sadiq, secured 199 votes, while Sunni Ittehad Council217;s (SIC) candidate, Amir Dogar, garnered 91 votes. Only 1 votes were rejected during the counting process.
Prominent political figures present during the proceedings included PML-N leader Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman of PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, President of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari, SIC217;s Umar Ayub, Asad Qaisar, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and Khalid Maqbool Saddique.
