ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi will address a joint session of parliament today as the last parliamentary year of the current National Assembly gets underway.
Clause three of Article 56 states that the president must address the parliament to explain the “causes of its summoning” after each general election and the opening session of the parliamentary year.
If the NA isn’t dissolved sooner, this will be the parliamentary year that is the shortest at 310 days.
Due to concerns from the coalition government, President Alvi’s address to the joint session was postponed from August 14 to August 15.
Nevertheless, sources told Geo News that everything was resolved following the president’s meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Alternatively, sources told The News that the president would outline the government’s accomplishments during the previous year while also outlining its objectives for the coming one.
The president will now address the Parliament for the final time.
The president addressed the current assembly for the first time on September 17, 2018, again on September 12, 2019, again on August 20, 2020, and once more on September 13, 2021.
A total of 156 measures, including private members’ bills, have reportedly been passed by the current lower house, according to NA sources. Ten of this legislation were passed during the first legislative year, 30 during the second parliamentary year, 60 during the third parliamentary year, 54 during the fourth parliamentary year, and the final two during the fifth parliamentary year, which formally began on August 14, 2022.
During this time, a total of 122 legislation have been approved by the president and become Acts.
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