The session has not yet started as the elected legislators face difficulties in entering the Assembly floor.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly session convened to administer oath to the newly elected members is yet to begin due to the ruckus caused by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in the legislature, Geo News reported on Wednesday. .
The session was to begin at 11 am, however, it is yet to begin as the elected legislators are facing difficulties in entering the Assembly hall as several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers tried to enter the premises. .
Furthermore, at least 350 police officers have been deployed in front of the KP Assembly building as the Awami National Party had announced that it would protest outside the legislature while the newly elected members were taking oath.
According Geographic newsInternet services have also been suspended around the KP Assembly.
The KP Assembly will be the third provincial legislature to be sworn in after the February 8 general election.
Last week, the Punjab and Sindh assemblies took oath.
In today's session, President Mushtaq Ghani is expected to administer oath to the newly elected provincial legislators.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection a) of article 109 of the Constitution [..] The Governor of KP was pleased to convene the provincial assembly on February 28, 2024 at 11 am. […] for the oath-taking of its members, election and oath of office of the president and vice-president,” reads the official notification issued earlier this week for the session.
Some 113 newly elected members, who have been elected to the assembly on general seats, are likely to take oath today in the 145-member house that is likely to elect its prime minister in the coming days. Of the 145, 30 are reserved seats, of which 26 are allotted to women and four to minorities, have not been notified as the matter is currently being examined by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Meanwhile, elections for two general seats were postponed due to the death of candidates in the respective constituencies.
Following the February 8 elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent candidates, who have since joined the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), emerged as the largest party with 90 seats and are in position of forming the government in the province with Ali Amin Gandapur as its nominated candidate for the post of chief minister.
Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) managed to secure seven seats, followed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)'s five and Pakistan People's Party (PPP's) four.
Parliamentarians Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI-P) and Awami National Party (ANP) won two and one seats respectively.
Despite the PML-N's efforts to gain support from other opposition parties, including the PPP, ANP and JUI-F, to bring its own candidate to the prime minister's post, the SIC (essentially candidates backed by the PTI) be successful. by electing Gandapur as the chief executive of the province due to his majority in the House.
