Newly elected lawmaker of Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in by-election NA-154, Jahangir Khan Tareen Friday took oath as Member of National Assembly (MNA). Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath. Jahangir Tareen had defeated Pakistan Muslim League-N candidate Siddique Khan Baloch in the by-polls for NA-154 Lodhran, held on December 23.

The seat fell vacant after Siddique Baloch had been disqualified by an Election Tribunal on August 26 on a petition filed by Jahangir Tareen, who had accused the former of possessing a fake educational degree and committing massive irregularities during the 2013 general elections. The Supreme Court however set aside the Tribunal's decisions and ordered re-election, allowing Siddique Khan Baloch to take part in the by-polls.

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