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Qasim Suri Submits Nomination Papers For Deputy Speaker NA

Islamabad (August 14, 2018): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s Qasim Khan Suri has submitted his nomination papers for the slot of the deputy speaker National Assembly

Talking to the newsmen later, Suri, said that the national assembly will be made fully functional.

He said his party enjoys majority in the house and he is confident of his victory in the elections.

He said practical steps will be taken to address the problems of Balochistan.Earlier today, Pakistan Peoples Party Leader, Syed Khurshid Shah submitted his nomination papers for the election of Speaker at the National Assembly Secretariat.

Talking to the media, he said that he is confident of his victory in the election. He pointed out that he is member of the parliament for over three decades and he has good relations with the elected representatives.

He said a functional parliament is important for a strong democracy.

The election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be held tomorrow.

PTI candidate Asad Qaiser has already submitted nomination papers for the slot of the Speaker at the assembly secretariat.

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Earlier on Monday, PTI nominated Qasim Suri of Balochistan for the office of Deputy Speaker of the lower house.

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Earlier, the first session of 15th National Assembly commenced on Monday as 329 members of the lower house of the parliament took oath after July 25 general elections.

Outgoing NA speaker Ayaz Sadiq presided over the historic session and administered oath to the MNAs-elect in the 342-member house.

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The session began with the MNAs-elect standing up for the national anthem and was followed by the recitation of the Holy Quran. The speaker then read out the procedure for the election of the new speaker and deputy speaker.

He then administered the oath to the MNAs-elect following which they signed the roll of members in alphabetical order. PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari was the first one to sign the roll register.

PM-in-waiting Imran Khan, PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Shireen Mazari, Asad Umer, Pervez Khattak, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Munazza Hassan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi among others attended the first session of the revamped House.PTI chief Imran Khan warmly met various political members including Bilawal and posed for a photograph with him.

Strict security arrangements were made for the occasion as at least a thousand security men were deployed in and outside the parliament building.

The Constitution makes it mandatory to convene NA session within 21 days of general elections. After the oath-taking ceremony, the speaker prorogued the NA session until August 15, when the new speaker and deputy speaker of the assembly will be elected.

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