Alvi summons NA session hours before maiden sitting

Hours before the lower house of parliament is set to meet, President Arif Alvi has summoned a National Assembly session today.

The president has summoned the NA session at 10am today.

Earlier this week, the government bypassing President Arif Alvi had convened the inaugural session of the new lower house of parliament on February 29 (today).

The session of the National Assembly had been convened by outgoing Speaker Raja Pervaiz.

The development was made after President Arif Alvi rejected a summary to summon the NA session in which MNAs-elect will take oath.

As per the constitution, the new National Assembly has to be called to session within 21 days of the general elections.

The date falls on February 29 for the current assembly.

According to a statement issued by the Presidency, the president had an issue with the tone of the summary sent to him by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar.