Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Syed Owais Qadir Shah took oath as 12th Speaker of Sindh Assembly,

The polling was held at assembly session with Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani in the chair.

Out of one hundred and forty-seven, Syed Owais Qadir Shah secured one hundred and eleven votes while MQM nominated candidate Sofia Shah secured thirty-six votes in the polling.

In the polling for the deputy speaker in Sindh Assembly today, PPP- nominated candidate Anthony Naveed has been declared successful who secured 111 votes, while his opposing candidate of MQM-Pakistan secured 36 votes.

Later, addressing the session as Speaker, Owais Shah said it was his honour to be elected as the speaker of the Assembly that has a grand history.

He expressed his gratitude to the party leaders for reposing trust in him. He also expressed gratitude to the people of Sindh and the people of his constituency for electing and trusting him to represent them in the Assembly.

Source: Radio Pakistan