The National Assembly session to elect a new prime minister has begun amid ruckus and sloganeering by PTI-backed lawmakers.
The MNAs shouted slogans of ‘Azaadi (freedom)’ and Qaidi #804’, a reference to incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan. Some of the PTI-backed lawmakers also held posters of Imran Khan.
The protests prompted Sadiq to call for order in the house, but to no avail.
In response to the pro-Imran slogans, PML-N lawmakers shouted ‘long live Nawaz’ and waved wrist watches at the opposition benches — referring to the Toshakhana reference against Imran.
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