Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah took oath as the deputy speaker of the National Assembly (NA) after he was elected to the post with 197 votes. According to details, the PPP politico defeated the PTI-backed candidate Junaid Akbar who bagged 92 votes out of 291. The voting for the election of NA deputy speaker was held through a secret ballot. The lawmakers one by one cast their vote.
