PM Election: Live updates

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session to elect the country's next prime minister began under the chair of NA Speaker Fehmida Mirza.

Initially, three candidates were in the running for the coveted post including Raja Pervez Ashraf, Sardar Mehtab Abbasi and Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Later, JUI-F's chief withdrew himself from the election.

07:32pm
PML-N's Sardar Mehtab Abbasi begs 89 votes.

07:30
PPP's Raja Pervaiz gets 211 votes.

07:23
Faisal Saleh Hayat, who was the petitioner in RPP's case against Raja Pervaiz voted in his favour.

07:22pm
Voting concluded, counting underway.

7:10pm
PML-Q parliamentary leader Faisal Saleh Hayat refuses to vote.

07:00pm
Opposition member chanted slogans 'what was the price', 'what was the price' targeting Fazlur Rehman.

06:53pm
MNAs voting in the favour of Raja Pervaiz instructed to proceed to Lobby 'A' while the voters for Sardar Mehtab told to go to Lobby 'B'.

06:43pm
Voting is underway in the National Assembly.

06:38pm
The JUI-F chief withdrew himself from the PM election leaving the contest to be between PPP's Raja Pervaiz and PML-N's Sardar Mehtab.

06:34pm
The Speaker orders ringing of the bells to summon the lawmakers not in the House, along with the locking of the entrances of the hall so that no one could enter the assembly until the voting is complete.

06:32pm
PPP leader Naveed Qamar rejected the request saying the session was an important one and could not be adjourned, as the election of the prime minister is imperative to run the business of the government.

06:30pm
Maulana Fazl asks for the adjournment of the House proceedings on account of demise of two MNAs.

06:29pm
JUI-F expected to boycott election process: sources

06:26pm
National Assembly session begins under the chair of Speaker Fehmida Mirza.

06:17pm
PML-Likeminded to boycott PM election: Sources

06:15pm
PML-N parliamentary party meeting concludes

06:10pm
The nomination papers of PPP's Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Qamar Zaman Kaira have been withdrawn.

06:04pm
The family of Raja Pervaiz Ashraf also arrives at the National Assembly

06:00pm
Leader of the Opposition Ch Nisar said thier target was Yusuf Raza Gilani, who has gone.

5:55pm
No candidate has withdrawn nomination papers: NA Secretariat

5:45pm
JUI-F chief and PM candidate Maulana Fazlur Rehman arrives at the National Assembly

5:36pm
Coalition’s parliamentary party endorses Raja Perveaiz Ashraf as next PM candidate

05:15pm
PPP's PM candidate Raja Pervaiz Ashraf reaches the National Assembly.