Pakistan, Jan. 13 -- National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Monday sought proposals for the nomination of the opposition leader in the lower house of Parliament.

The seat has been vacant since August 7, following the disqualification of PTI's Omar Ayub by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). While the opposition has accused the government of delaying the appointment despite them putting forward Mahmood Khan Achakzai's name for the role, Sadiq has maintained that the delay was because the matter was sub judice.

At the outset of Monday's session, Sadiq reiterated his stance that he could not initiate the nomination process earlier as the matter was sub judice and the NA Secretariat had been made a party to the case.

He said that a...