On Friday, the newly elected members of the Punjab Assembly were sworn in by outgoing Speaker Sibtain Khan. After more than two hours of waiting, the PA session, chaired by Sibtain, started on Friday. The assembly secretary announced that a secret ballot will be used to elect the speaker and deputy speaker tomorrow, Saturday. “Nomination papers for speaker and deputy speaker will be collected and scrutinised today,” he stated. Following the general elections on February 8, this was the first provincial assembly session where the newly elected members were sworn in. 313 parliamentarians were present during the session, of which 215 were from the PML-N and its allies. Additionally, 98 members of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) took the oath of office.