At long last |
IT was a long time coming. On Friday, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq formally declared veteran politician Mehmood Khan Achakzai as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly. Regardless of how long the appointment was delayed by that point, it reflects positively on both the government and the opposition that it was finally done.
Just about a month and a half ago, Mr Sadiq had curtly interrupted PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan when the latter referred to Mr Achakzai as “the opposition leader” during a heated debate in the House over remarks made by Mr Achakzai that Mr Sadiq had taken umbrage to. “I do not........