sixteenth Nationwide Meeting session to convene tomorrow with out President’s approval

Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf issued the notification for the assembly, scheduled for Thursday at 10 am, defying the President’s request for additional session.

The newly elected members are anticipated to take their oath throughout this session, marking the formal graduation of their parliamentary duties.

The convening of the Nationwide Meeting marks a vital step within the democratic course of following the latest elections. The session will see the newly elected members assemble, take their oaths, and start their legislative duties. The precise agenda and particulars of the session are anticipated to be launched nearer to the date.

Earlier, the federal authorities and President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday locked horns over the Nationwide Meeting session. Hitting out on the president, the federal authorities opined: “There may be nowhere in Article 91 that the NA session can’t be convened if the parliament just isn’t full.”

“The president has no authority to cease the NA session, in response to Article 54. It isn’t the extraordinary, however the extraordinary session is all about demanding the fulfilment of the constitutional necessities,” stated the federal government.

The centre was of the view that it was talked about nowhere within the structure that the NA session couldn’t be summoned if there have been no reserved seats.

Sources revealed that the federal authorities had requested the president to overview his resolution.

“In response to clause 2 of Article 91, convening the NA session following the elections after 24 days is obligatory. The NA session will probably be held on February 29, even when the president doesn’t convene a gathering on this date,” the federal authorities said.

On Monday, President Dr. Arif Alvi returned the abstract for the Nationwide Meeting assembly with objections. This motion exacerbated tensions between the President, the caretaker authorities, and the secretariat, significantly relating to the scheduling of the Nationwide Meeting’s inaugural session.

Regardless of the objections raised by President Alvi, Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf took the initiative to convene the Nationwide Meeting assembly, signaling a divergence from the President’s place on the matter.