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National Assembly To Meet For PM Election Tomorrow

Islamabad (August 16, 2018): Election for the leader of the House in National Assembly will be held tomorrow.

This was announced by the newly elected Speaker Asad Qaisar. Nomination papers for the election can be filed with the National Assembly secretariat by 2 pm tomorrow.

The Speaker will in the presence of candidates or their proposers and seconders scrutinize the nomination papers.The election shall be through division as enshrined in the rules of procedures and conduct of the National Assembly 2007.

Earlier on Wednesday, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan submitted his nomination papers for the slot of Prime Minister.

Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed suggested PTI Chief Imran Khan’s name for the Leader of the House while Fakhar Imam supported his nomination.

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It is pertinent to mention that on August 7, the PTI had formally nominated party’s supremo Imran Khan as their candidate for country’s next prime minister.

PTI vice-president Shah Mehmood Qureshi presented a resolution nominating Imran as their PM candidate during a parliamentary meeting held at a private hotel in Islamabad after which, the party chairman was welcomed with a huge applause.Image result for New PM of Pakistan will be elected on August 17The National Assembly will elect the prime minister for the third consecutive democratic government on August 17, according to the unofficial schedule of the 15th session of the House.

As per the proposed schedule, a deadline to submit the papers for prime minister is 2 pm on August 16.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shahbaz Sharif also submitted his nomination papers for the PM slot.

Shehbaz Sharif’s nomination papers were submitted by party leaders Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal and Doctor Darshan.Shehbaz Sharif Submits Nominations Papers For PM SlotEarlier, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Asad Qaiser on Wednesday sworn in as the 21st Speaker for the National Assembly amid opposition ruckus.

Qaiser bagged 176 votes while Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Syed Khurshid Shah received 146 in the secret balloting process. A total of 330 votes were cast among which eight were rejected.

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Outgoing speaker Ayaz Sadiq administered oath to new speaker.

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