First session of KP Assembly takes place; MPAs take oath
PESHAWAR: The 11th Khyber Paktunkhwa (KP) Assembly convened for the first time on Wednesday where newly-elected members of the provincial assembly took oath, DawnNews reported.
Out of 124 newly-elected members, 123 took oath. Later, the session was postponed for Thursday,10 am.
Outgoing Speaker Kiramatullah Khan administered the oath to the newly-elected members.
The session was adjourned until 10:30 am tomorrow.
In the province, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) won the highest number of seats — 35 —in the May 11 elections.
Earlier, PTI, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) had finalised a formula over the formation of government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to which JI and QWP are to get three ministries each, whereas, PTI would hold the positions of chief minister and speaker in the province.
Moreover, the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) announced it would sit on KP’s opposition benches.