The newly elected members of the National Assembly took oath of their office during the inaugural session of the 16th National Assembly at the Parliament House in Islamabad today.

Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf administered the oath.

After oath taking, the Speaker felicitated the newly elected members on their successful election.

Later, the members signed the roll of members now. 

Meanwhile, Election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker National Assembly will be held tomorrow through secret ballot. 

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar of the Sunni Ittehad Council have submitted their nomination papers for the office of the Speaker National Assembly.

Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah of the Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians and Junaid Akbar of the Sunni Ittehad Council will contest for the slot of the Deputy Speaker National Assembly.

All the nomination papers for the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly have been accepted.