Presidents 4th address to parliament to be his toughest

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Presidents 4th address to parliament to be his toughest

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President Asif Ali Zardari is going to address a joint session of parliament on Tuesday.

22 March,2011 09:20 am

It is the first time in Pakistan when an elected president is going to address the same assembly for the fourth time. The president, in his address, will highlight the government’s three years performance and policies for the next two years.This time it does not appear an easy going for the president, though he had devolved his presidential powers to parliament through the 18th Amendment. Due to inflation, worsening law and order situation, drone attacks, gas and electricity load shedding and the release of Raymond Davis, a strong protest is expected during Zardari’s address.The president’s three previous addresses to the joint session of parliament went smoothly as the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was in good terms with other political parties. Between the third and fourth session of the parliament, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl left the government, the Muttahida Quami Movement quit the cabinet and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ended its alliance with the PPP in Punjab.