QUETTA – The newly elected members of the Balochistan Assembly took oath on Wednesday, as all provincial assemblies have now come into effect.
At least fifty-seven representatives administered oath by Zamrak Khan Achakzai who was appointed the presiding officer for the session.
Zamrak Achakzai took oath including members of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers who emerged as the largest parties in provincial legislature.
11 reserved seats are for women and 3 for minorities. PPP has 11 seats and PML-N has 10 seats. JUI-F and Balochistan Awami Party have 10 and five seats, respectively.
At least six independent candidates have made it to the provincial Balochistan Assembly along with the National Party (NP) and Balochistan National Party (BNP) who have secured three and one seats, respectively.
The representatives in Balochistan assembly will vote in coming days for the election of speaker and deputy speaker after chief minister election.
The provincial assembly elections on February 8 resulted in no single political party securing a simple majority, and it led to speculation that Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz might form a coalition government in the province.
