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Joint session of Parliament to be held today

No PTI senator will participate in the joint session of the parliament.

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Joint session of Parliament to be held today
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Islamabad: The Joint Sitting of Parliament will be held at Parliament House in Islamabad at 3:00 pm on Tuesday (today), while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senators decided to boycott, said reports quoting sources. 

As per details, no PTI senator will participate in the joint session of the parliament as they have been instructed to not attend the meeting. 

The President Dr. Arif Alvi has also summoned the session of National Assembly (NA), which is to be held at 5:30 pm today. 

The NA session is expected to pass the bill seeking an amendment to the Foreign Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act. 

Minister for Finance and Revenue, Ishaq Dar would move a Bill “The State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and Operations) Bill, 2022,” as passed by the National Assembly and not passed by the Senate within 90 days, be taken into consideration at once under clause (3) of Article 70 of country’s constitution. 

Sherry Rehman, Minister for Climate Change would move a Bill titled “The Global Change Impact Studies Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022,” with the request to pass it. It will be taken into consideration at once under clause (3) of Article 70 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar would move a Bill titled “The Protection of Parents Bill, 2022,” as passed by the National Assembly.

Moreover, the Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Interest on Private Loans Bill, 2022— a bill seeking to prohibit the business and practices of private money-lending and advancing loans and transactions based on interest— will also be moved. 

Furthermore, Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training would move a Bill titled “the Pakistan Global Institute Bill, 2022, as passed by the National Assembly and not passed by the Senate within 90 days, be passed.

 

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