PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) nominees were elected as the speaker and deputy speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Wednesday.

Ghani secured 81 votes as he contested for the slot against Laiq Muhammad Khan of Awami National Party (ANP).

Mehmood Jan was elected as the deputy speaker of the provincial assembly. He was contesting against Jamshed Mohmand from the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N).