Joint session of parliament summoned for presidential election on March 9
Pakistan
ECP had fixed March 9 for polling to elect the new president
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq summoned the joint sitting of parliament for the presidential election on March 9.
The joint sitting of parliament would be held on March 9 (Saturday) at 10 a.m and members of both the houses have been informed by the assembly secretariat.
The NA Speaker called the joint sitting of National Assembly and Senate in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of Rule 9 of the Presidential Election Rules, 1988.
Earlier, the ECP had fixed March 9 for polling to elect the new president, which will be held simultaneously at the Parliament House, Islamabad and the four provincial assemblies.
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