By Bashir Khan
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the joint session of parliament scheduled to be held tomorrow (Monday).
According to the National Assembly secretariat, the joint session would be held at 3 PM. All the arrangements have been completed for the joint sitting of the parliament, the NA secretariat said.
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will preside the joint session that would be addressed by President Asif Ali Zardari.
The second parliamentary year will start with the address of President Zardari.
It merits mention here that President Zardari summoned the joint session of parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the Senate session, which was held at the Parliament House in Islamabad.
According to a notification issued by the Senate Secretariat, the session has been convened under Ar-ticle 54(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.
Sources said the Senate Secretariat had issued a 14-point agenda for the session. The Upper House is expected to take up key agenda items, including question hours, calling attention notices, and legisla-tive business.
As per the agenda, the Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Pakistan Coast Guards (Amend-ment) Bill, 2025 will be moved for approval during today’s session. The Special Technology Zones Au-thority (Amendment) Bill, 2025 will also be passed during the session.
The Standing Committee on Law and Justice chairman will present report on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Amendment of Article 106).
Furthermore, calling attention notices regarding killing of passengers belonging to Punjab travelling from Balochistan after checking their identity cards and the alarming increase in HIV cases in the coun-try are also part of agenda.
