Pakistan's newly-elected members of Parliament today met to elect the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, kicking off the process of transition and handing over powers to the new government.
The election for the positions are being held through secret ballot.
Outgoing Speaker Ayaz Sadiq will preside over the proceeding to elect the Speaker and his deputy.
The election of the Prime Minister will be held after election of the new Speaker who will supervise the election process of the premier.
Strict security measures have been put in place to avoid any untoward incident during the proceedings and irrelevant persons have been barred from entering the house.
On Monday, Pakistan's Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan along with 329 newly-elected members of the National Assembly took the oath, setting the stage for the cricketer-turned-politician to form the next government, only the second democratic transition of power in the country's history.
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