Parliament first joint session summoned on April 16

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for a joint session of Parliament after Eidul Fitr on April 16 at 4 PM.

In an official announcement, the press division of the President’s House revealed that President Asif Ali Zardari has invoked Articles 54(1) and 56(3) of the Constitution to convene the joint session of Parliament.

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The president is expected to address the newly elected members of both the upper and lower houses of Parliament at the outset of the parliamentary term following the recent general elections.

This session marks the first gathering of the new parliamentary term, following the constitutionally mandated elections for both the upper and lower houses.

Despite the general elections taking place for over two months, a joint session couldn’t be summoned due to pending Senate elections.

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Now that the senate elections have also concluded, except in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, President Zardari has called for the joint session to commence parliamentary proceedings.