Upper House: Senate session expected on Sept 8

Parliament secretariat in process of consulting PM’s secretariat to ensure that proceedings take place

ISLAMABAD:

The Senate session is likely to be held on September 8 and the parliament secretariat was in the process of consulting the PM’s secretariat on Friday to ensure that the proceedings take place. 

Reliable sources in the parliament secretariat have revealed that a request was being made to hold a Senate session on September 8.

However, the government’s request can only be expected on Monday as major government functionaries were busy trying to resolve the current political scenario. The ruling party’s parliamentarians also intend to convene a joint session of the parliament to review the prevailing political crisis, sources have revealed.

Parliament secretariat’s media director Naila Maqsood said they are contemplating a Senate session in the first week of the September.

“If the government decides to hold the Senate session then we will inform the media,” she explained. However, she was unaware where the joint session would be convened.

Earlier, the government decided to postpone the current National Assembly session until the resolution of the political crisis. This step was taken by the government to ensure the presence of a maximum number of parliamentarians – particularly of the ruling party – at the session.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30^th, 2014.