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GILGIT: The newly elected members of Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) on Wednesday took oath in the maiden session.
According to the details, Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Speaker Haji Fida Muhammad Nashad administered the oath to all the 33 newly elected members. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gained majority in GBLA with 16 general and six reserve seats in the province. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had won five seats while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) received only three seats.
Earlier on November 16, Prime Minister Imran Khan had expressed happiness over the victory of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in GB polls and said that voters had rejected Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)’s narrative. Chairing a meeting of party spokespersons and PTI leaders in Islamabad, the prime minister had said that the people of Gilgit-Baltistan had rejected the anti-state narrative of opposition.
“Opposition parties only aim is to safeguard their personal interests,” the premier said in a party meeting.
