SIC nominates Malik Ahmad Bhachar as opposition leader

Lahore: Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has nominated former member of provincial assembly Malik Ahmad Bhachar as opposition leader and Moin Ud Din Riaz Qureshi as deputy opposition leader in Punjab assembly.

According to the details, SIC’s chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza announced the appointments of these two leaders.

Sahibzada stated that it is the extreme of lawlessness that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) leader Mian Aslam Iqbal nominated for the Leader of Opposition in Punjab assembly is not even being allowed to take oath.

SIC’s chairman said that Malik Ahmad Bhachar is temporarily nominated as leader of opposition in accordance with the message and instructions received from chairman PTI and with the consultation of Mian Aslam Iqbal.

He further said that Moin Ud Din Riaz Qureshi has been nominated as deputy leader of opposition, Mian Aslam Iqbal will be Leader of Opposition after taking oath.