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ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (APP):National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday formally notified Mehmood Khan Achakzai as Leader of the Opposition in the Lower House of Parliament.
According to the notification issued by the National Assembly Secretariat, the appointment was made under Rule 39 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. Achakzai will assume the role with immediate effect.
The Speaker handed over the official notification to a delegation of opposition members, including MNAs Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Junaid Akbar, Sardar Latif Khosa, Jamal Ehsan Khan, Shehram Khan, Shandana Gulzar, Makhdoom Zain Qureshi, Ali Asghar Khan, Malik Anwar Taj and Yousaf Khan.
Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar and Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam were also present at the occasion.