Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has nominated Qasim Suri as the National Assembly Deputy Speaker on Monday.

Qasim Suri won on the PTI’s ticket from the NA-265 constituency in Quetta.

While talking to the media outside the Bani Gala, he thanked Imran Khan for nominating him, "Imran is very determined to eradicate poverty and corruption from Balochistan, we will bring prosperity to the people of Balochistan and take the province into the national mainstream", he added.

PTI candidate Asad Qaiser also submitted his nomination papers for the slot of Speaker National Assembly in the NA Secretariat.

The name of Asad Qasir was proposed by MNA Riaz Fatyana and seconded by MNA Omar Ayaz.

The joint candidate of opposition parties, Syed Khursheed Shah has also obtained nomination papers for participating in the election of Speaker National Assembly.

Maulana Asad Mehmood, the son of Maulana Fazlur Rehman also got nomination papers for the slot of Deputy Speaker.