{"id":255209,"date":"2022-04-16T04:32:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T23:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=255209"},"modified":"2022-04-16T04:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T23:32:08","slug":"ppps-raja-pervez-elected-na-speaker-unopposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ppps-raja-pervez-elected-na-speaker-unopposed\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP\u2019s Raja Pervez elected NA speaker unopposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Assembly session summoned at 12 noon today<br \/>\nislamabad<br \/>\nPakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday was elected unopposed as speaker of the National Assembly.<br \/>\nThe seat fell vacant on April 3 after the resignation of Asad Qaiser who, hours before the Supreme Court\u2019s deadline for the vote of no-confidence motion was to expire, addressed the assembly to announce the decision.<br \/>\n\u201cI am liable to the Constitution and the most important demand of the oath is to protect the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan,\u201d he said. The former speaker said that the then-cabinet had shared the alleged \u201cthreat letter\u201d with him and asked the lawmakers to stand for the country\u2019s sovereignty. \u201cI can no longer remain on the seat of the speaker and I resign,\u201d Qaiser had said. He also said that he accepts the Supreme Court\u2019s decision and asked former speaker Ayaz Sadiq to run the session.<br \/>\nRaja had submitted his nomination papers in the afternoon and no other candidate submitted their nomination papers resulting in the election of the PPP leader unopposed. Meanwhile, a National Assembly session has been summoned which would be held at 12 noon today.<br \/>\nThe agenda of the day includes voting on the motion for the removal of Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri. 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