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GILGIT: Newly elected members of the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Assembly were sworn in on Monday by outgoing Speaker Nazir Ahmed Advocate.

A total of 30 members took the oath as the first session of the sixth assembly convened in Gilgit. These included 21 lawmakers elected on general seats, six women members on reserved seats and three technocrats. The results for three general constituencies remain pending due to ongoing legal and electoral proceedings.

The session was subsequently adjourned until 3pm.

The assembly session was summoned for 9am on Monday for swearing in the newly elected representatives, and for the speaker and deputy speaker elections.