ISLAMABAD, March 15: The PML-N says it will stage protest during President Asif Ali Zardari’s address to the joint sitting of both houses of parliament on Saturday.

“We will definitely register our protest, but its level will be decided later,” PML-N’s leader told Dawn on Thursday.

According to the Leader of Opposition in Senate, Ishaq Dar, the opposition will finalise its strategy hours before the president’s address.

Both the leaders avoided making any categorical statement regarding the party’s strategy for the occasion.

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