A session of the National Assembly to elect the speaker and deputy speaker is expected to begin shortly.

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.

According to Radio Pakistan, all nomination papers for the two roles have been accepted.