GILGIT: Two members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) have safely secured the positions of speaker and deputy speaker in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Legislative Assembly.
According to details, PTI candidate Syed Amjad Ali was elected to the position of speaker, while advocate Nazir Ahmed secured the seat of deputy speaker. The outgoing speaker, Fida Muhammad Nashad administered the oath to the newly-elected speaker.
Amjad Ali secured 18 votes, while joint opposition candidate Ghulam Mohammad secured eight votes. Similarly, deputy speaker advocate Ahmed grabbed 22 votes, while opposition candidate Rehmat Khaliq was able to get nine votes.
PTI has secured 22 out of the 33 seats in the assembly. The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly consists of 33 seats — 24 of which are contested through direct elections. The remaining nine are reserved seats — six for women and three for technocrats and professionals.
According to a notification by Chief Election Commissioner Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Shahbaz Khan, PTI was declared successful in 10 seats, independent candidates won seven seats, PPP obtained three, PML-N won two, whereas JUI and MWM won one seat each.
