Ishaq Dar nominated as opposition leader by 24 senators

Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) have submitted an application with the Senate Chairman to appoint PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar the as opposition leader of the house along with the nomination of 24 senators. On the other hand, the Senate Chairman has demanded a respite of a week for the appointment of the opposition leader. According to the new rules, the authority to appoint the opposition leader has been taken away from the senate Chairman. The member who has majority of the support from the opposition members would be nominated as the opposition leader.According to the old rules, the opposition leader was nominated by the largest group in the opposition. Currently the largest opposition group is held by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) with 13 members along with six PML-N senators. Hence the nomination of Senator Ishaq Dar as the opposition leader by PML-N along with the support of 24 senators is legit under the new rules and would soon be appointed.