Bilawal calls PPP's parliamentary party meeting after NA walkout over ordinance
Pakistan
Instructions have been issued to all the members of the PPP parliamentary party to attend the meeting
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) staged a walkout from the National Assembly on the issue of promulgation of the Special Economic Zones Ordinance without the president’s assent and also convened a meeting of its parliamentary party to discuss the matter.
According to sources, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called the parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday at Parliament House.
Instructions have been issued to all the members of the PPP parliamentary party to attend the meeting.
Earlier, during the National Assembly session, PPP lawmakers walked out in protest.
Speaking on the floor of the House, PPP leader Naveed Qamar said that the primary responsibility of parliament was legislation, but for the first time the government had enforced the Special Economic Zones Ordinance without presidential approval.
قومی اسمبلی اجلاس کے دوران چیئرمین قائمہ کمیٹی برائے خزانہ و مالیات سید نوید قمر کا اظہار خیال#NASession @naveedqamarmna pic.twitter.com/sGpLcjfeh5
— National Assembly (@NAofPakistan) January 12, 2026
“This law has no legal standing. Under these circumstances, we cannot be part of this House,” he said.
Responding to the protest, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar urged PPP members to listen to his clarification, saying the matter circulating on social media had been taken into notice.
He stated that the government would not notify the ordinance until it receives formal assent from the president.
Meanwhile, it has been decided to continue the current session of the National Assembly until January 23, 2026.
President summons National Assembly session today
The decision was taken during a meeting of the National Assembly’s House Business Advisory Committee, chaired by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.
During the meeting, members discussed the agenda and duration of the 23rd session of the National Assembly.
It was unanimously agreed that the ongoing session would continue until Friday, January 23, 2026.
The session will focus on legislation, the question hour, and debates on issues of public importance.
