Sunni Ittehad Council candidate backed by PTI Babar Saleem Swati was elected as Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in a session presided over by the outgoing Speaker Mushtaq Ghani on Thursday.
PTI-backed candidate Babar Saleem Swati, who emerged victorious from the KP-37 Mansehra seat, secured 89 votes while PPP’s Ehsanullah Miankhel secured 17 votes.
Outgoing speaker Mushtaq Ghani administered the oath of Babar Swati.
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Whereas, PTI woman member from Chitral Surayya Bibi, is contesting for the deputy speaker office. The newly elected speaker KP assembly will preside over the deputy speaker elections.
