LAHORE, April 7: A majority of the members-elect of Punjab Assembly are likely to follow in the footsteps of their peers in the National and Sindh assemblies as they meet on April 9 (tomorrow), in demanding an apology for the "judicial murder" of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and UN-led probe into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto through a couple of resolutions.

Senior PML-N officials say their coalition partner, the PPP, is demanding tabling of the resolutions and the demand, along with other issues, will come up for discussion. However, they say, a final decision will be taken at a joint meeting of elders of both the parties scheduled for Tuesday (today).

The officials say the PML-N, senior partner in the new provincial government, has no objection to the demand as it is ready "to follow and replicate the proceedings of the National Assembly".

They say the PML-N has no plans to bring any resolution for condemning ouster of Nawaz government in a military coup in October 1999 or forced exile of party's patron and former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif on Sept 10, 2007.

A delegation of both coalition partners will also call on the outgoing speaker Muhammad Afzal Sahi on Tuesday to discuss arrangements for the maiden session of provincial assembly for swearing-in of 365 MPAs-elect.

Elections to six PA seats of the total 371 are yet to be held.

The newly-elected members will take oath of their office after a record 52-day delay after the polls held on Feb 18.

The second session of the house will be held for election to the offices of speaker and deputy speaker on April 10 as required under the law.

Senior PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah Khan says the party will try to complete the process of elections to these offices and of the chief minister by Saturday (April 12).

Nominations for the offices may be filed by 5pm after signing of the roll by the MPAs, formalising themselves as members of the august house, and announcement of the election schedule by the speaker for the purpose.

Meanwhile, Mr Sahi held a meeting with Capital City Police Officer Malik Muhammad Iqbal on Monday to discuss security arrangements for the maiden session of the new house.

Keeping in view the law and order situation in the wake of suicide attacks, the meeting decided to use concrete blocks for limiting entry of vehicles to the assembly building while disallowing parking there.

All vehicles of members-elect as well as of journalists and visitors would be parked in the spacious grounds of the nearby MPA’s Hostel, it also decided.

The MPAs-elect are also being advised by the assembly secretariat not to bring visitors for want of space in the galleries and for "security" reasons.

Observers say the step was necessitated after the manhandling of former Sindh chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim in the Sindh Assembly.