ISLAMABAD – Joint candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan MuslimLeague-Q Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has been elected as Speaker of the PunjabAssembly.
He secured two hundred and one votes while his rival Chaudhry Iqbal bagged147 votes.
Later, outgoing Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal administered oath of office toChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
Assembly to be run impartially with equality: Parvez Elahi
Newly elected Speaker of Punjab Assembly, Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has saidthat he will run the Provincial Assembly impartially with equality.
During his short address in Punjab Assembly after taking oath, he said thatall members of the House are respectable for him.
He thanked Allah Almighty and Chairman PTI, Imran Khan for his election.