Pakistani lawmakers elect Asad Qaiser as new parliamentary speaker

Photo released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on Aug. 15, 2018 shows that the newly-elected parliamentary speaker Asad Qaiser (R, Front) takes oath at the National Assembly in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. Asad Qaiser of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI was elected speaker of the National Assembly or the lower house of the country's parliament on Wednesday, according to an official announcement made by Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, the outgoing speaker. (Xinhua/PID)