Session to elect NA speaker, deputy begins; PTI goes head-to-head with opposition alliance
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Polling for the election of the speaker and deputy speaker of National Assembly has started in what is going to be a one-to-one contest between candidates pitched by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and a fragile opposition alliance. Newly elected MNAs will vote for their preferred candidates through secret ballot in an election that is being overseen by outgoing speaker Ayaz Sadiq of the PML-N. PTI chairman Imran Khan arrives for the NA session. - DawnNewsTV The election was expected to commence at 10am; however, the session faced a delay of more than half-an-hour due to the late arrival of MNAs. Lawmakers belonging to various political parties, including prime minister-in-waiting Imran...