Overview
- Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq told a PTI delegation the National Assembly opposition leader’s appointment cannot proceed until a court order is received.
- PTI pressed its case for Mahmood Khan Achakzai, citing a requisition submitted on October 21 bearing signatures of 74 MNAs.
- Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said PTI will seek a copy of the Supreme Court order and aims to submit it to the speaker’s office by Monday.
- The post became vacant after PTI’s Omar Ayub was de-notified following his conviction and disqualification earlier this year.
- The Senate is also without an opposition leader after Shibli Faraz’s conviction, and PTI has nominated Allama Raja Nasir Abbas for that role.