” Omar Ayub likely to become opposition leader ” | GNN INFO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) candidate Omar Ayub Khan is set to become the opposition leader in the lower house of the Parliament, the National Assembly.

Sources have confirmed that the PTI founder has also approved Omar Ayub’s appointment as the opposition leader. The nomination papers for the opposition leader position are due today (Monday).

Omar Ayub has been elected unopposed as PTI’s secretary-general in the intra-party elections.

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In the recent developments, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has secured the position of the 24th prime minister of Pakistan with 201 votes, while Omar Ayub faced defeat by securing 92 votes on Sunday.

No single party secured a majority in the National Assembly, which has a total of 336 seats. To win the coveted office of prime minister, 169 votes were required.

Shehbaz Sharif emerged victorious for the office of prime minister with the support of allies, including PPP, MQM-P, PML-Q, IPP, and others. – INP