NA speaker, deputy speaker election to be held at 10am today

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The National Assembly has issued a notification regarding the election of the speaker and deputy speaker which is taking place today (Friday) at 10am while the election for the office of prime minister will be held on Sunday.

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Ghulam Mustafa Shah are the joint candidates of the allied parties for the office of the speaker and deputy speaker, respectively.

PTI-backed lawmaker Amir Dogar is the joint candidate for the slot of the NA speaker and Junaid Akbar is their candidate for the office of the deputy speaker.

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