President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday telephoned the newly elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and felicitates them on their success. The President, particularly, felicitated Dr Fehmida Mirza for being the first woman speaker of the Muslim world.
The President expressed the hope that both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker will run the house in a smooth way to ensure that the legislative business is done in a smooth manner. Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza and Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi thanked the President for his kind sentiments.
Dr Fehmida Mirza and Faisal Karim Kundi were elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly by securing 249 and 246 votes, respectively, in the contest for these two positions on Wednesday.
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