Sunni Ittehad Council members comprising PTI-backed MPAs have walked out of the Punjab Assembly ahead of the chief minister’s election.

The walkout by 103 members of the SIC was staged when newly elected PA Speaker Malik Ahmed Khan was giving instructions for the elections and had ordered for bells to be rung for five minutes.

The walkout was staged due to SIC nominee for chief minister Rana Aftab not being given a chance to speak at the point of order.

Just minutes before, speaker of the House Malik Ahmad Khan had said that members will not be given the opportunity to speak today owing to the agenda of electing a new chief minister.

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