ISLAMABAD: Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Zahid Akram Durrani took oath of his office on Thursday.
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf administered the oath to Mr Durrani.
According to the NA Secretariat notification, JUI’s Member National Assembly Durrani was elected National Assembly Deputy Speaker unopposed on Wednesday as no other candidate except him submitted the nomination papers.
The seat fell vacant after Qasim Suri resigned from the post following the no-confidence motion submitted against him by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on April 16 was elected 22nd Speaker of the National Assembly unopposed as no other candidate submitted nomination papers against him.
