ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – President Dr Arif Alvi has summoned the inaugural National Assembly session to be held today (Thursday) at 10:00am, Dunya News reported.
Dr Arif Alvi has convened a National Assembly session on the advice of Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar hours before the lower house of parliament is set to meet for the oath-taking of newly-elected MNAs.
According to details, President Alvi had withheld the decision to convene a session of the National Assembly until the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) completes the allocation of reserved seats.
Sources said that the newly-elected members will also be given a red carpet welcome in the inaugural session. Former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, former President Asif Ali Zardari, Abdul Aleem Khan and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf have been allotted seats on the front line of government benches.
On the other hand, Omar Ayub, former speaker Asad Qaiser, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Mahmood Khan Achakzai will sit in the front row of the opposition benches.