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PPP leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf takes oath as NA speaker

PPP's Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was elected Speaker National Assembly unopposed.

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PPP leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf takes oath as NA speaker
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Islamabad: Former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf took oath as the Speaker National Assembly.

According to details, Presiding Officer Sardar Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to him.

Earlier, PPP's Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was elected Speaker National Assembly unopposed.

His election came after National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser resigned from his position after joint opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf after approval from the party had submitted his nomination papers in the assembly secretariat.

According to the National Assembly Secretariat, notification regarding the election of Raja Pervez Ashraf as Speaker will be issued in accordance with the rules.

PPP leaders Khursheed Shah and Naveed Qamar were the guarantors of the former prime minister.

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