Parliament joint sitting: Shehbaz says opposition has required numbers

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the opposition has the required numbers in the parliament.

According to details, Opposition Leader of National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has arrived at Parliament for the joint session.

Responding to a question by journalists that the will opposition defeats the government, Shehbaz Sharif said that they have the required numbers.

It merits mention that President Dr. Arif Alvi has summoned a joint session of the National Assembly and Senate to meet today (Wednesday) in the Parliament House.

The agenda of the joint session of parliament. According to the agenda, the Electoral Amendment Bill 2021 and the Second Electoral Amendment Bill will be presented in the meeting.

The bills regarding electoral reforms will be submitted in the joint session by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan.

As per the agenda, the bill related to Kulbhushan Jadhav and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will be moved by Federal Minister for Law Farogh Naseem.

The Islamabad Capital Territory Charities Registration, Regulation, and Facilitation Bill will be introduced during the joint sitting of Parliament, while the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Banking Services Corporation Amendment Bill, 2021and National College of Arts Institute Bill, 2021 will also be presented in the joint session.

The two bills of the Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 and Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trail) Bill, 2021 will present during the session. Hyderabad Institute for Technical and Management Sciences Bill, 2021 will also be moved in the session.