Sardar Ayaz Sadiq takes oath of the Pakistan National Assembly for the second time. He is the first person to be selected twice as speaker from the same assembly.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq bagged 268 votes while his opponent, Mr. Shafqat Mehmoob of the main opposition party Tehreek-e-Insaf, received 31 votes.
Ayaz Sadiq thanked all the parties who supported him for the speakership. He also thanked the members of PTI for taking part in the electoral process and termed it a victory for democracy.
Shafqat Mehmood congratulated Ayaz Sadiq on becoming the speaker for the second time. He said he had high hopes that he (Ayaz Sadiq) would continue to act neutrally and in the best interest of the assembly.
Mr. Mehmood lamented the inefficiency of the parliament saying that parliament was bypassed in all bigger decisions.