Punjab Assembly to meet on Sunday to elect new CM

Punjab Assembly to meet on Sunday to elect new CM

Punjab Assembly will meet at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday to elect Leader of the House.

Nomination papers for the election of Chief Minister can be submitted at Assembly Secretariat till 5:00 p.m. Saturday.

Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Dost Muhammad Mazari was elected as Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly on Thursday night.

Out of total 348 votes, cast by the members, he obtained 187 votes, while his opponent PML-N's Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu bagged 159 votes. 

Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi administered oath to the new deputy speaker.