ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session has been summoned on April 15 at 5pm, according to a press release issued by the assembly secretariat.

The third session of the 16th National Assembly was summoned by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday.

President Asif Ali Zardari is also likely to address a joint session of both houses on April 16.

The first session of the new parliamentary year will commence on April 18.

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs will soon send summaries for both — the joint parliamentary session and the new National Assembly session — to the president for approval. Following the recent Senate elections, the first session of the upper house of the parliament is also scheduled for April 8.

Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2024

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