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PML-N, PPP show 2/3rds PA majority
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) demonstrated their 2/3rds majority in the Punjab Assembly at a dinner hosted by PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday.According to data issued by PML-N Punjab Information Secretary Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, 274 MPAs-elect attended the dinner. Of these, 165 belong to the PML-N; 103 to the PPP; four to the PML-Functional (PML-F); and two to the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal. The Punjab Assembly has a total strength of 371, with a 2/3rds strength coming to 245. Therefore, there were 29 members in excess of the required majority at the dinner. Two members of the PPP were unable to attend the dinner. Posted by: Fred 2008-03-09 |
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