Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Awais Qadir Shah was sworn in as the speaker of the Sindh Assembly, while Anthony Naveed became the deputy speaker of the provincial assembly after a majority of the lawmakers voted for them.
Shah won the post after securing 111 votes while his opponent, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's (MQM-P) Sofia Saeed, could only bag 36 votes.
Speaker Shah was administered oath by outgoing speaker Agha Siraj Durrani.