ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Separate sessions of both houses of Parliament have been convened today to secure constitutional endorsement of the emergency imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the governor’s rule in the province.
Resolutions seeking approval and endorsement of the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be presented in the Senate and the National Assembly today.
According to parliamentary sources, the National Assembly session will begin at 11am, while the Senate session is scheduled for 4pm.
An eight-point agenda for the National Assembly session has also been issued. Approval of a resolution concerning the imposition of an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is included in the agenda. Resolutions will be presented in both houses to endorse the emergency under Article 232 of the Constitution.
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Meanwhile, a joint sitting of Parliament has been summoned for Thursday, October 15, at 11:30am. The session will formally endorse the imposition of governor’s rule in the province under Article 234 of the Constitution.
Preparations have been completed to secure parliamentary approval for the constitutional measures taken by the government.
It is worth mentioning that a parliamentary party meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, was held on Tuesday. The meeting discussed the situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the federal government's next steps.
Participants were briefed on the reasons behind the imposition of governor’s rule and the emergency in the province.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also took the parliamentary party into confidence regarding the government's future strategy.